AN EMBROIDERED FIGURAL SQUARE SHAWL (AMLI RUMAL), KUTCH, GUJARAT, WESTERN INDIA, 19TH CENTURY
Silk embroidery on cotton, with central eight-pointed star, the large roundel comprising interlinked lobed medallions inhabited with standing and seated figures flanking boteh motifs interspersed with equestrian figures, the border with a row of marching soldiers, each corner with a caparisoned elephant and mahout, the edges with animals under cusped arches, the sides with long fringes of silk, slight loss to black embroidery
645⁄8 x 645⁄8in. (164 x 164cm.)
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Silk embroidery on cotton, with central eight-pointed star, the large roundel comprising interlinked lobed medallions inhabited with standing and seated figures flanking boteh motifs interspersed with equestrian figures, the border with a row of marching soldiers, each corner with a caparisoned elephant and mahout, the edges with animals under cusped arches, the sides with long fringes of silk, slight loss to black embroidery
645⁄8 x 645⁄8in. (164 x 164cm.)
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