Jain Ceremonial Canopy (Chandarva)
Artist/maker unknown, India
Geography:
Made in Gujarat, India, Asia
Date:
Mid- 19th centuryMedium:
Silk satin weave with silk embroidery; silk fringe and braid; silk tassels with metal thread wrappingDimensions:
26 1/4 x 28 1/4 inches (66.7 x 71.8 cm)Curatorial Department:
Costume and TextilesObject Location:
1978-7-1Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Waldman, 1978
Made in Gujarat, India, Asia
Date:
Mid- 19th centuryMedium:
Silk satin weave with silk embroidery; silk fringe and braid; silk tassels with metal thread wrappingDimensions:
26 1/4 x 28 1/4 inches (66.7 x 71.8 cm)Curatorial Department:
Costume and TextilesObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1978-7-1Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Waldman, 1978
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The Fine Art of TextilesThis canopy would have been placed over the head of a statue of the Jina (Mahavira), the founder of Jainism. Originally it was part of a set that included a rectangular wall hanging (chod) that provided an ornamental backdrop to the sculpture in a home shrine. The canopy is embroidered with symbols of the fourteen propitious dreams of Mahavira's two mothers and the eight auspicious signs of Jainism. Dilys E. Blum, from The Fine Art of Textiles: The Collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (1997), p. 132.
