Chamba rumal

NameFood or gift cover

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Datec. 1875

Place madeHimachal Pradesh, India, South Asia, Asia

MediumCotton, silk

Dimensions30 5/16 × 29 15/16 in. (77 × 76 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.1.717

Object numberA.1980.1.717

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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.