Selected South Asia Holdings

Selected South Asia Holdings

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Research in Progress Symmetrical horizontal repeat of carnations within dentate medallion alternating with a decorated palmate leaf form; both within a framework of mauve arabesques and fine twining stems, leaves …


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Research in Progress The design is a border pattern with the mordant for red painted on the cloth, then dyed, and accents of yellow hand painted.


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Research in Progress Square "moon shawl" with guard borders on four sides and fringed borders at warp ends only. Broad vertical stripes of red, yellow and white with floral cones, …



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Research in Progress Rectangular panel of fine twill tapestry has a tight arrangement of small-scale quatrefoils and ogives enclosing flowers with interspaces filled with floral and foliate motifs. Colors are …


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Research in Progress Hindu-type embroidered shawl with an eight-pointed star centered in a panel that has one half of the star repeated at both sides. In between are small birds. …


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Research in Progress Heavy white handwoven cotton woven in a series of geometric patterns in red, blue, green, yellow and lavender. Diamond shapes composed of stylized floral pattern, horizontal bars …


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Research in Progress Close-set tiny symmetrical palmate leaf repeat on white satin ground.