Cover, first half 17th century, Attributed to Western India, Cotton; plain weave, mordant dyed and painted, resist dyed, Textile: L. 32 5/16 in. (82.1 cm), Textiles-Painted and/or Printed, This small cotton cover was decorated using a traditional dyeing technique called kalamkari, which evolved in southern India. In this multi-step process, each color was applied with a stylus or by using wax resists before the entire cloth was submerged in a dye bath
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Cover, first half 17th century, Attributed, Western India, Cotton, plain weave, mordant dyed, painted, resist, Textile, L, 32 5/16, 82.1 cm, Textiles-Painted / Printed, small, cotton, cover, decorated using, traditional dyeing, technique, kalamkari, evolved, southern, multi-step process, color, applied, stylus, using wax, resists, entire cloth, submerged, dye bath
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