Phulkari
about: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/320126557
about: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/320127375
about: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/330136459
about: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/330136661
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  alternate name: Embroidery--India--Punjab--Exhibitions
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  alternate name: Embroidery
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  alternate name: India--Punjab
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  alternate name: Art museums
abstract: Exquisite and labor-intensive, phulkari ("floral-work" or "flower-craft") embroideries were originally produced by women in towns and villages across the greater Punjab, a region that today straddles Pakistan and India, from at least the early 19th century into the first decades of the 20th. Phulkaris were made from brightly colored silk thread on rough, earth-toned fabric. When done for domestic use, they functioned primarily as women's wraps at weddings or other important events. Especially following the Punjab's devastating partition in 1947, phulkaris were also produced as commercial exports. Focusing on a group of nineteen stunning works from the collection of Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz, Phulkari surveys the genre's fascinating history. This is the first publication outside South Asia specifically on this art form. It also offers significant new information on the craft and its importance to personal, familial, and regional identity in the past and the present.
contributor: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/310147286
contributor: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/310147287
contributor: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/310188874
contributor: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/31074521
contributor: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/31189798
language: eng
temporal coverage: 1800-1950
work example: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/301269035
type: CreativeWork

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property ID: NL-AmRIJ
value: 269035