727 SOLD Old Cradle Cloth Ghodiyu or Dhaniyo Embroidered Textile Art

Sold to a discerning Antique Art-Lover

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Superb dense embroidery with flower & peacock motifs.

May have been intended as a cradle hammock for toddlers and infants.

Or as a Dharaniyo or decorative cover to put on loosely stored household objects

Gujarat

Estimated to be from the early1900s

An absolute prize!!

46 X 38 inches

Signs of wear present - condition is not perfect

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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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