645 SOLD Antique Swat Valley Bridal Costume Handmade cotton with embroidery textile art

Sold to a discerning Antique Art-Lover

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Old Bridal Tunic from Swat Valley

Superb drawing of motifs

Silk Embroidery on coarse hand woven base cloth

Heavily embroidered in the front and on the sleves

Plain at the back

Collectible.

Estimated to be from the 1950s

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This item has spent a lifetime being used for the purpose of its creation with the original artist/user. Signs of this life lived heartily may be present on the piece in the form of stains, thread loss, loose threads, holes, tears, color run and other imperfections. Therefore the condition must be assumed to be “not” perfect. More photos of such imperfections will be provided on request.

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