1855~, Lahore

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1855~, Lahore

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Identifier
05618(IS)
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128 cm (length)
46 cm (width)
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Intended for use as a domestic textile, a mat for a huqqa pipe. Tear-shaped huqqa mat in scarlet wool embroidered in gold-wrapped thread around the borders with rows of buta and scrolling plants. On green silk backing. Complete piece. Textile, huqqa mat, wool embroidered with gold-wrapped thread, Lahore, ca. 1855