Lot 54
 

WEST PUNJAB (NOW PAKISTAN), CIRCA 1930
Handspun and handwoven cotton, hand embroidered with twisted silk thread, natural dyes
70.75 x 118 in (180 x 300 cm)


Sawan da Mahina Mor Kare Shor we Jiva ra mera aisa nache Jese Nila mor wae

It is the season of rains and the peacock cries incessantly. My heart dances like the blue peacock, longing for the beloved. In many traditions, shawls play an important role in a woman's rites of passage. The present lot is an example of a bridal shawl made by the maternal grandmother for ceremonial use. The intricate double-sided architectonic pattern is composed of motifs of the temple and the peacock, which has long been associated with marital love, longing and desire. It is the peacock which calls out to the dark clouds during the monsoons, imploring them to descend to the earth and fertilise it.




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  Lot 54 of 82  

WOVEN TREASURES: TEXTILES FROM THE JASLEEN DHAMIJA COLLECTION
19-20 OCTOBER 2016

Estimate
Rs 2,00,000 - 3,00,000
$3,035 - 4,550

Winning Bid
Rs 2,01,168
$3,048
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)










 



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