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scarf
mid 20th-late 20th Century
A red, black and yellow tie dyed chiffon scarf, using the India technique of Bandhani. In the Bandhani technique small resist patterns are created by tying off small sections of fabric. In this sample...
cushion cover
1986
A cushion cover with a geometric design produced by discharge printing. The discharge printing process begins with the dyeing of the whole of the fabric then a paste applied with a printing block to ...
ajrakh fabric
20th Century
Printed in red and blue with circle and star motifs on cotton fabric. Ajrakh printing is associated with Sindh province (Southern Pakistan), and Kutch region in Gujerat (India). Mud is used as ...
cushion cover
1986
A cushion cover with a geometric design produced by discharge printing. The discharge printing process begins with the dyeing of the whole of the fabric then a paste applied with a printing block to ...
cushion cover
1986
A cushion cover with a geometric design produced by discharge printing. The discharge printing process begins with the dyeing of the whole of the fabric then a paste applied with a printing block to ...
cushion cover
1986
A cushion cover with a geometric design produced by discharge printing. The discharge printing process begins with the dyeing of the whole of the fabric then a paste applied with a printing block to ...
cushion cover
1986
A cushion cover with a geometric design produced by discharge printing. The discharge printing process begins with the dyeing of the whole of the fabric then a paste applied with a printing block to ...
cushion cover
1986
A cushion cover with an abstracted floral design produced by discharge printing. The discharge printing process begins with the dyeing of the whole of the fabric then a paste applied with a printing ...
cushion cover
1986
A cushion cover with a geometric design produced by discharge printing. The discharge printing process begins with the dyeing of the whole of the fabric then a paste applied with a printing block to ...
bedspread
1986
A wide decorative border with a complex pattern runs along all four edges of the piece of fabric. The decoration in the central panel consists of a repeating foliate pattern. It is hand block printe...
bedspread
1986
A wide decorative border with a complex pattern of arched geometric shapes runs along all four edges of this hand block printed fabric. The decoration in the central panel consists of a repeating fol...
shawl
c. 1986
This shawl was purchased in an Afghan refugee camp (possibly Katcha Gari) situated on the outskirts of Peshawar in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan, where it was also manufactured. It is ...