Intended for use as a mat for a huqqa pipe. Textile, huqqa mat, velvet and silk, gold-wrapped thread embroidery, Varanasi, ca. 1855 Circular red velvet mat, for a huqqa, backed with pink silk, the velvet is embellished with two bands of embroidery in gold-wrapped thread and sequins; with gold fringes. One band contains a frieze of animals amongst plants.