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Chamba rumal

Artist Artist unrecorded
Datec. 1875
Place madeHimachal Pradesh, India, South Asia, Asia
MediumCotton, silk
Dimensions30 5/16 × 29 15/16 in. (77 × 76 cm)
ClassificationsTextile, Domestic
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.1.717
Object numberA.1980.1.717
DescriptionEmbroidered. Off-white cotton ground with silk. Sixteen male and female figures in landscape with trees and birds, and border of continuous floral designs. Kangra style painting, very fine embroidery with subtle colors. Contrast with A.1980.1.718 in the folk style.
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