Phulkari Shawl with Stylized Floral Patterns arranged in 54 squares / India, Eastern Punjab
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2005/2.10
- Title
- Phulkari Shawl with Stylized Floral Patterns arranged in 54 squares
- Artist
- India, Eastern Punjab
- Artist Nationality
- Indian
- Medium and Support
- silk embroidery on homespun cotton cloth
- 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
- Dimensions
- 237 cm x 133.6 cm (93 5/16 in. x 52 5/8 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Textile
- Primary Object Type
- embroidery
- Physical Description
- This piece of brick red cloth is covered with geometric patterns in tones of red, greenish yellow, white and orange. Along the top and bottom edges (if the piece were vertical) are border grids made up of 6 squares with triangular patterns of thread inside them. The main body of the phulkari is a 6 by 9 square grid, each box housing a stylized floral pattern made from embroidery.
- 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.
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- plane figures
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 3806 x 3418
- File Size
- 762 KB
- Record
- 2005/2.10
- Link to this Item
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"Phulkari Shawl with Stylized Floral Patterns arranged in 54 squares; India, Eastern Punjab." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2005-sl-2.10/2005_2.10.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.
