1872~, Balochistan
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1872~, Balochistan
- Identifier
- 9184(IS)
- Collection
- Material
- Technique
- Depiction
- Geometrical motif 82%
- Geometrical motif 95%
- Geometrical motif 82%
- Dimension
- 146 cm (length)67 cm (width)
- Production time
- Production place
- Type of object
Description
Hand loom woven cotton bedding known as 'khes' are labour intensive and expensive to produce. Khes like this large piece made up of smaller fragments were commonly used as spreads in Baluchistan. An original paper label on this piece reads in English 'Presented by the Governer of Turbat 21st April 1872'.
Woven silk and cotton bedcover, Baluchistan, Pakistan, ca. 1872.
