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Wall Hanging

Maker Unknown

Datec. Late 19th Century

Mediumwoven cotton with untwisted silk floss and cotton embroidery

Dimensions32 1/2 × 113 inches (82.6 × 287 cm)

Credit LineTelfair Museum of Art, 00.411.

Object number00.411

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CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextKutch embroidery is a handicraft and textile signature art tradition of the tribal community of Kutch District in Gujarat, India. Stitched with geometric and pictorial motifs in a range of bright, contrasting colors, and studded liberally with mirrors, Kutch embroidery was primarily a hobby of the women of Kutch making wedding trousseaus for their daughters. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, American and European museums’ collections included examples of textiles representing the woven history of many different global cultures. The Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences [now Telfair Museums] received collections of textiles from various well-traveled Savannahians.

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