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Chopat
Chopat
Chopat
DepartmentAsia

Chopat

NameGame board
CultureKathi
Datec. 1960
Place madeGUJURAT, INDIA, South Asia, ASIA
MediumGlass beads, silk, cotton
Dimensions24 1/8 × 24 1/8 × 2 3/16 in. (61.2 × 61.2 × 5.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.22.325
Object numberA.1981.22.325
DescriptionColored glass beads sewn to silk edged cotton backing, cross shape design with rows of three squares each with blue, red, white, bead border. Red with gold design exterior border; junctured arm is square with star design on white background. // See: Asia, South Asia, Indian embroideries, Irwin and Hall, page 129, plate 70c.
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