Embroidered Festival Quilt Cover (Ochhad), Patanvadi Rabari, Gujarat, India, Early-Mid 20th C.

Embroidered Festival Quilt Cover (Ochhad), Patanvadi Rabari, Gujarat, India, Early-Mid 20th C. Silk embroidery on hand spun and woven cotton. Used to cover piles of blankets or textiles stacked agains

Embroidered Festival Quilt Cover (Ochhad), Patanvadi Rabari, Gujarat, India, Early 20th C. Silk embroidery with mirrorwork on hand spun and woven cotton. Used to cover piles of blankets or textiles st

Embroidered Quilt Covers With Applique, India, Early-Mid 20th C. Handwoven cotton base with embroidery and applique. Size: 4'1'' x 6'11'' (124 x 211 cm). Provenance: The Carol Summers Collection of In

Three Embroidered Dowry Bags, Gujarat, India, Early-Mid 20th C. Cotton applique and embroidery with mirrorwork. Rabari people. Such bags were used to pack th e bride's things when she moved from her p

2 Embroidered Quilt Covers, India, Early 20th C. Handloomed cotton, embroidery. Size: 1) 3'8'' x 7'2'' (112 x 218 cm); 2) 3'9'' x 6'8'' (114 x 203 cm). Provenance: The Carol Summers Collection of Indi

Embroidered Applique Quilt Cover, India, Mid 20th C. Cotton, satin. Size: 4'4'' x 7'0'' (132 x 213 cm). Provenance: The Carol Summers Collection of Indian Folk Textiles.

3 Ceremonial Banjara Rabari Hats, Gujarat, India, Early-Mid 20th C. Quilted cotton with beadwork. Ranging in size from: 10'' x 10'' (25 x 25 cm) to 9'' x 11'' (23 x 28 cm). Provenance: The Carol Summe

2 Embroidered Applique Cotton Quilt Covers, India, Mid 20th C. Size: 37'' x 57 (94 x 145 cm). 2) 32'' x 53'' (81 x 135 cm).

Embroidered Festival Decoration For Cow, India, Early-Mid 20th C. Cotton, applique, embroidery. Size: 4'2'' x 5'3'' (127 x 160 cm). Provenance: The Carol Summers Collection of Indian Folk Textiles.

Silk Embroidered Festival Door Hanging (Toran), India, Early-Mid 20th C. The toran was thought to attract the Indian Goddess of wealth and money, Lakshmiji. Size: 4'8'' x 2'5'' (142 x 74 cm). Provenan

Rabari Men's Dress For Bridegroom, India, Early-Mid 20th C. Embroidered cotton with mirrorwork. Provenance: The Carol Summers Collection of Indian Folk Textiles. Size: 50'' x 29'' (127 x 74 cm).

Red Wool Embroidered Shawl With Mirrorwork, India, Early-Mid 20th C. Two pieces sewn together with fringe. Probably Rabari people, Kutch region. Size: 3'11'' x 7'4'' (119 x 224 cm). Provenance: The Ca

Hand Stitched With Tie Dye Kantha Quilt, India, Early-Mid 20th C. Cotton. Size: 4'2'' x 6'7'' (127 x 201 cm). Provenance: The Carol Summers Collection of Indian Folk Textiles.

Silk and Cotton Bed Cover, Gujarat, Early-Mid 20th C. The central panel is called mashru as it is half silk and half cotton. Such a blend of cotton and silk was used primarily by Muslims use considere

Glass Beaded Panel, Gujarat, India, Early-Mid 20th C. Glass beaded panel depicting animals and people with silk brocade trim and cotton backing. Size: 2'7'' x 2'7'' (79 x 79 cm).

4 Embroidered Textiles, India, Early-Mid 20th C. Including 2 chaupar textile game boards, a Bandari red embroidered panel and one with figurative and floral motif. Size: Ranging from 18'' x 27'', 46 x

Bull Cover, Gujarat, Mid 20th C. Cotton applique embroidery. The flap covers the Brahman bull hump. Cattle are considered sacred animals in Hindu communities and so are worshipped and decorated during

6 Embroidered Chaklas, India, Early-Mid 20th C. Cotton and silk. Chaklas were ceremonial cloths (the square being auspicious) embroidered by the bride for her trousseau and used during the wedding cer

Handstitched Bed Cover With Applique, India, Early-Mid 20th C. Handwoven cotton base with silk and cotton applique. Size: 3'10'' x 5'9'' (117 x 175 cm). Provenance: The Carol Summers Collection of Ind

4 Banjara Embroidered Cotton Textiles, India, Early-Mid 20th C. 2 embellished with cowrie shells. Size: Range from 1'7'' x 1'7'' (48 x 48 cm) to 2'0'' x 2'1'' (61 x 64 cm).

3 Handstitched Embroidered Cotton Bags, India, Early-Mid 20th C. 2 with block printed cotton and cowrie shells. Ranging in size from: 1'10'' x 1'11'' (56 x 58 cm) to 2'1'' x 2'1'' (64 x 64 cm). Proven

Phulkari Wedding Shawl/Head Cover, Sind, India/Pakistan, Early-Mid 20th C. Silk embroidery on hand woven black cotton. Ref: Another Treasury of Indian Folk Textiles, Carol Summers, 2006, Page 10. Size

3 Banjara Embroidered Dowry Bags, India, Early/Mid 20th C. Ranging in Size from: 22'' x 14'' (56 x 36 cm) to 23'' x 15'' (58 x 38 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.

Kanduri Embroidered Textile With Applique, India, Early-Mid 20th C. Shrine cloth offered to the shrine of Salar Masud, Uttar Pradesh. Kanduri iconography often features a palace/temple, a wagon drawn