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Kantha
Kantha
Kantha

Kantha

Artist Artist unrecorded
Datec. 1920
Place madeBangladesh, India, South Asia, Asia
MediumCotton
Dimensions80 5/16 × 53 15/16 × 2 3/8 in. (204 × 137 × 6 cm)
ClassificationsTextile, Domestic
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.1.653
Object numberA.1980.1.653
DescriptionQuilted, embroidered. Running stitch motifs overall. Central lotus surrounded by human figures, fish, birds, pavilions. Two peacocks and two human figures at each corner. Bordered by squares, each with circular motif.
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