Antique Bagh Phulkari Wedding Shawl - Fine Embroidery - Nov 26, 2017 | Wovensouls In Singapore
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Antique Bagh Phulkari Wedding Shawl - Fine Embroidery
Antique Bagh Phulkari Wedding Shawl - Fine Embroidery
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669 BAGH PHULKARI WEDDING HINUD or SIKH TEXTILE WITH FINE EMBROIDERY - WOVENSOULS


Wedding Textile Art from Punjab usually created by the grandmother, mother & aunts of the bride over several years. Handmade cotton cloth is embroidered with silk. Used at the wedding and subsequently throughout life at other family ceremonies.


TEXTILE ART FORM: Silk Embroidery completely covering the Handmade cotton base


PATTERN / MOTIF: Lehar or Waves


BASE CLOTH MATERIAL: Handwoven Cotton


BASE CLOTH COLOR: Brown (plus a small patch of maroon)


NUMBER OF PANELS IN BASE CLOTH: 5 patches of cloth


STITCH LAYOUT TYPE: Superfine small stitches


SIZE: 131cm x 264cm


AGE: Estimated to be from the mid 1900s


REGION: Punjab Punjab, Undivided India


COMMUNITY: Hindu or Sikh


NOTES: 1) Fine Embroidery small stitches
2) Border has purple & pink
3) Two shades of golden yellow used.

Condition
This item has lived a hearty life being used within the cultural context of the creators. Signs of this life are present in the form of stains, thread loss & other imperfections.
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Antique Bagh Phulkari Wedding Shawl - Fine Embroidery

Estimate $1,500 - $3,000
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