Wall Hanging
95-19-1
From: India | Gujarat | Kutch
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Chakla |
| Object Number | 95-19-1 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Indian |
| Provenience | India | Gujarat | Kutch |
| Period | 20th Century |
| Date Made | Early 20th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Silk | Cotton |
| Technique | Embroidered | Appliqued | Lined | Woven| | Sewn |
| Iconography | Floral | Female | Bird | Peacock |
| Description | Multi-colored chakla, or wall hanging. Embroidered square of red silk framed by appliqued cotton borders. Birds and female figures in lower portion of silk with tree/leaf like pattern repeated above. Back lined with cotton. Silk satin embroidered with silk thread. The predominant stitch technique is an interlaced herringbone stitch; chain stitch is used for some outlines and to fill in the small birds in the arched niches on the lower border. |
| Height | 63 cm |
| Width | 66 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Gertrude McDonough, 1995 |
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