Phulkari (woman's head covering) with peacock designs / Artist Unknown, India, Punjab
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- Accession Number
- 2003/2.57
- Title
- Phulkari (woman's head covering) with peacock designs
- Artist Nationality
- Indian
- Object Creation Date
- 1st half of 20th century
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- India (nation)
- Punjab (state)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- India (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Punjab (state)
- Style/Group/Movement
- tribal
- Period
- India, British Raj
- Dimensions
- 209 cm x 129.5 cm (82 5/16 in. x 51 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Textile
- Primary Object Type
- embroidery
- Physical Description
- This is a red cloth covered with geometric patterns and abstract forms in the shape of peacocks. The designs and peacocks are multicolored and depicted in a repetitive format with the birds arranged in five columns and nine rows.
- Subject Matter
- Phulkari embroidery uses stylized designs of objects from daily life, particularly flowers and birds. These designs usually leave ample space between them, allowing for vibrant patches of fabric to show through. The most common color of the cloth that serves as a base for phulkari embroidery is brick red, as red is an auspicious color associated with shakti (power) and the mother goddess. The tradition of phulkari embroidery nearly faded out in the late twentieth century, yet the designs have become a recent international fashion trend.
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- asia (continent)
- birds
- descriptors
- design elements
- fiber and fiber products
- fiber products
- geographic and political locations
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- materials by physical form
- needleworking
- needleworking and needleworking techniques
- processes and techniques
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- textile materials
- textile materials by form
- textile processes and techniques
- textile working processes and techniques
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1260 x 2173
- File Size
- 364 KB
- Record
- 2003/2.57
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"Phulkari (woman's head covering) with peacock designs; Artist Unknown, India, Punjab." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2003-sl-2.57/2003_2_57.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024.