Object Details
- Label
- This is a square wall hanging (chakla), or a cover for wedding food gifts. It is embroidered in a geometric design with green satin stitches on cherry-red background. Worked fairly evenly on both sides, this piece also has peacock designs and tassels at each corner. It was possibly made by the Sodha community which migrated to Kutch from Gujarat.
- Collection
- National Museum of Asian Art Collection
- Data Source
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Date
- 20th century
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. M. Bryant
- Medium
- Cotton fabric with embroidery, satin stitches
- Dimensions
- H x W: 75.5 x 71.6 cm (29 3/4 x 28 3/16 in)
- Type
- Costume and Textile
