Kalamkari
Artist
Unknown
CultureIndia, Burhanpur
Titles
- Kalamkari
Datelate 18th century
MediumCotton; plain weave, mordant-painted and dyed, resist-dyed
DimensionsOverall: 31 3/4 × 50 3/16 in. (80.7 × 127.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Art of the Islamic Worlds Gala
Object number2025.861
Not on view
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