"Focusing on over 20 textiles from the British Museum's collection, this book explores the wonderful folk embroidery of India and Pakistan, in particular the domestic work made by women for their own dowry or family."
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Nancy Micklewright
Notes
Gift of Nancy Micklewright, July 2025.
Lexicon
Search Terms
embroidery--india, embroidery--pakistan
Legacy Lexicon
Category
Book
Book Details
Author
Shelia Paine
Publisher
British Museum Press
Place Published
City
London
Date Published
2001
ISBN
0714127442, 9780714127446
Notes
Length: 87
Exhibition
"Shisha, Kantha, and Kachcch: South Asian Domestic Embroidery in the TATTER Collection"
