50 YEARS - ALONG THE WAY

Retrospective exhibition, 19 – 27 October, open daily, and 7 – 9 November

Closed 28 October to 6 November

Kashmir Darparda

Kashmir Darparda

dimensions:  
118 x 81.5 cm

Description

Kashmir darparda, window hanging, Srinagar, Kashmir, early 19th century, pashmina.

Composite panel assembled from four different pieces, possibly originally shawls, as was customary: the field with the all over boteh design, the yellow border strip, the blue border and the outer triple border. A fifth strip of white/blue material was applied to form a mihrab as found on prayer rugs, although this textile is unlikely to have been used for that purpose