Wedding Textile Art from Punjab usually created by the grandmother, mother & aunts of the bride over several years. Handmade cotton cloth is embroidered with silk. Used at the wedding and subsequently throughout life at other family ceremonies.
Silk Embroidery completely covering the Handmade cotton base. "Bawan" means 52 - in this type 52 (approximately) different motifs are employed in the art. # base cloth panels. Could be from either a Hindu or Sikh family.
PATTERN / MOTIF: "Bawan" means 52 - in this type 52 (approximately) different motifs are employed in the art
BASE CLOTH MATERIAL: Handwoven Cotton
BASE CLOTH COLOR: Brown
NUMBER OF PANELS IN BASE CLOTH: 3
STITCH DESCRIPTION: Straight. Negative spaces used to create motifs
SIZE: 132cm x 250cm
AGE: Age unknown but estimated to be 50-60 years old
REGION: Punjab, Undivided India
COMMUNITY: Hindu or Sikh
NOTES: RARE format
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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