| Native Name | Chakla |
| Object Number | 89-13-369 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Indian |
| Provenience | India |
| Period | 20th Century |
| Date Made | Early 20th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk | Mirrors |
| Technique | Embroidered | Dyed | Woven | Sewn |
| Iconography | Geometric |
| Description | Plain-weave cotton dyed indigo blue wall hanging, embroidered in multicolor floss silk (heer) and two-ply cotton thread (tan). The stitches are predominantly variations on the herringbone stitch. The design is made up of alternating squares: one with large 'X' shape left mostly unembroidered, the other filled with four smaller squares with a mirror in each corner and one in the center. Plaited fly stitch (muvvala) is used to make the smaller triangular forms that fill these squares. Compare with 89-13-370 & 89-13-373. Corners sewn in open 'V' shape; torn. |
| Length | 60 cm |
| Width | 60 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Estate of Elizabeth Lyons, Keeper of the Asian Collections, University Museum, 1989 |
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