Selected South Asia Holdings

Selected South Asia Holdings

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Research in Progress Mughal-style fragments of embroidered silk on linen. Design shows man with dagger on horseback surrounded by plants and animals.


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Research in Progress Repeat of a woman standing between highly ornamented columns holding a platter and sprinkling red fruits or flower petals. Pattern is in yellow, red, white, and black …


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Research in Progress Sash of yellow handwoven cotton with woven pattern in warp direction in black, red, pink, green, dark blue and stripes in geometric design of stylized floral pattern, …


SIL: Smithsonian Libraries

Research in Progress Mughal-style embroidery for the export market. Section of a guard border with two continuous shaded lines forming lobed medallions that alternate with small diamond shapes. Medallions have …


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SIL: Smithsonian Libraries

Research in Progress Very sheer ivory cotton muslin embroidered with clusters of flowers and a vine forming a scallop along the lower edge. The vines and stems are formed from …


SIL: Smithsonian Libraries

Research in Progress Modernistic and stylized design of human figures, animals, symbols and an object resembling a totem pole. Two holes about one half inch in diameter shot through to …


SIL: Smithsonian Libraries

Research in Progress Large tent panel with an architectural form, characteristic of Islamic art, of a a pointed, lobed arch within a frame, suggesting the mihrab or prayer niche. Within …


SIL: Smithsonian Libraries

Research in Progress Floral forms arranged in rows, red and green on off-white background.