| Native Name | Pichhwai |
| Object Number | 29-96-69 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Indian | Vaishnavite | Hindu |
| Provenience | India |
| Period | 19th Century |
| Date Made | Late 19th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Cotton | Wax | Paste | Mica | Metal |
| Technique | Resist Dyed | Khari | Woven |
| Iconography | Krishna | Shrinathji | Floral | Bird | Snake | Elephant | Fish |
| Description | Ceremonial hanging of painted wax on cotton. Blue cotton painted with Hindu figures in panels and elaborate borders with fish and floral motifs. Hand-drawn resist-dyed cotton with applied adhesive overlaid with roghan mixed with metallic powders (such as ground mica or glitter). |
| Length | 284 cm |
| Width | 128 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
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