Sainchi Phulkari
Artist/maker unknown, Punjabi
Geography:
Made in Punjab, India, Asia
Date:
First half of the 20th centuryMedium:
Brown cotton plain weave, red and green printed cotton plain weave with pink, red, orange, yellow and off-white silk and cotton embroidery in back, herringbone, slip, running and buttonhole stitchesDimensions:
7 feet 6 3/4 inches × 55 5/8 inches (230.5 × 141.3 cm)Curatorial Department:
Costume and TextilesObject Location:
2012-1-61Credit Line:
Gift of Ann E. and Donald W. McPhail, 2012
Made in Punjab, India, Asia
Date:
First half of the 20th centuryMedium:
Brown cotton plain weave, red and green printed cotton plain weave with pink, red, orange, yellow and off-white silk and cotton embroidery in back, herringbone, slip, running and buttonhole stitchesDimensions:
7 feet 6 3/4 inches × 55 5/8 inches (230.5 × 141.3 cm)Curatorial Department:
Costume and TextilesObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:2012-1-61Credit Line:
Gift of Ann E. and Donald W. McPhail, 2012
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animals [x] asia [x] birds [x] costume [x] cotton [x] darning [x] embroidery [x] figural [x] flower work [x] handspun [x] head cover [x] herringbone [x] hindu [x] india [x] khaddar [x] lotus [x] marriage [x] mcphail [x] muslim [x] odhini [x] pakistan [x] partition [x] phulkari [x] plain weave [x] punjab [x] sainchi [x] shawl [x] silk [x] south asia [x] textile [x] wedding [x]This elaborate sainchi phulkari bears an enormous variety of motifs. A lotus, a popular sacred symbol across Asia, rests at the center. Types of transportation include people riding in covered chairs carried on four poles, horse-drawn carriages, and great trains, as well as on camels, elephants, and horses. Daily village activities range from dancing to spinning thread and grinding grain to carrying water and goods. A checkered chaupar game board appears near a full set of wedding jewelry. There is no attempt to establish the relative scale of each motif; instead they act together to make a dense and balanced pattern
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