Hanging or Bed Cover, late 18th century, Attributed to India, Cotton; pounced and painted, H. 121 1/2 in., (308.6 cm), Textiles-Painted, This palampore, used as a bed cover or wall hanging, was made with a traditional dyeing technique called kalamkari, which evolved in Southern India. In this multi-step process, each color is applied with a stylus or by using wax resists before submerging the entire cloth in a dye bath
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Hanging, Bed Cover, late 18th century, Attributed, India, Cotton, pounced, painted, H, 121 1/2, 308.6 cm, Textiles-Painted, palampore, bed cover, wall hanging, traditional dyeing, technique, kalamkari, evolved, Southern India, multi-step process, color, applied, stylus, using wax, resists, submerging, entire cloth, dye bath
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