Naksi kantha with 5 women, abstracted designs and birds.

Untitled

Artist Bangladeshi Artist

Date1990s

MediumNakshi Kantha (embroidery on cloth) mounted to panel

Dimensions18 × 46 in. (45.7 × 116.8 cm)

ClassificationsTextiles

Credit LineGift of Mary C. Kilgour

Object number2019.15.2

Collections

ASIAN

Visual DescriptionNaksi kantha with 5 women, abstracted designs and birds. Nakshi kantha is an indigenous quilt made in Bangladesh and West Bengal traditionally from old saris, dhotis and lungis.

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