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169 Antique Yao Head Cloth PHULKARI Note - As it is

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Description

Note - As it is with all mirror-work embroidery

Probably using the split ply technique that is also used in making camel girths

When Bhopas commission a new Phad the old ancestral Phad is usually consecrated and laid down in holy waters

24 x 33 inches

Age unknown but estimated to be from the 1950s-1970s

169 Antique Yao Head Cloth PHULKARI Note - As it isVery Rare Antique Yao Hilltribe Woven Textile with Silk Floss Embroidery on Handspun cotton Worn on the head in a turban like tie,the ends of this rare head cloth have been woven with silk floss thread. Hand spun cotton with silk floss embroidery. Amazing variety of motifs woven in silk on the the end panels. (Could not stop taking photos of this marvelous piece!) Condition is not perfect has signs of a hearty life lived serving the original purpose

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