Kalamkari Hanging with Seated Figure C19th
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Kalamkari wall hanging with seated figure, possibly Farangis, daughter of the warrior Afrasiabh (from the Book of Kings-Shahmana by Firdosi)
Kalamkari, a multi step process for dying textiles by applying each colour with a stylus (Kalam) a lot were produced for textiles for export to Southeast Asia and Europe between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
A fine cotton plain weave, mordant painted and dyed with block printed borders.
Measurements: 138cm X 269cm