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Phulkari : the embroidered textiles of Punjab from the Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz collection
Title:
Phulkari : the embroidered textiles of Punjab from the Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz collection

Phulkari (Philadelphia Museum of Art)
Author:
Mason, Darielle, editor.
ISBN:
9780300225907

9780876332757
Uniform Title:
Phulkari (Philadelphia Museum of Art)
Publication Information:
Philadelphia, PA : Philadelphia Museum of Art ; New Haven, CT ; London : In association with Yale University Press, c2017.
Physical Description:
96 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), map ; 23 x 30 cm.
General Note:
Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, March 12-July 9, 2017.
Abstract:
Exquisite and labor-intensive, phulkari ("floral-work" or "flower-craft") embroideries were originally produced by women in towns and villages across the greater Punjab, a region that today straddles Pakistan and India, from at least the early 19th century into the first decades of the 20th. Phulkaris were made from brightly colored silk thread on rough, earth-toned fabric. When done for domestic use, they functioned primarily as women's wraps at weddings or other important events. Especially following the Punjab's devastating partition in 1947, phulkaris were also produced as commercial exports. Focusing on a group of nineteen stunning works from the collection of Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz, Phulkari surveys the genre's fascinating history. This is the first publication outside South Asia specifically on this art form. It also offers significant new information on the craft and its importance to personal, familial, and regional identity in the past and the present. Exhibition: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, USA (12.03-09.07.2017).
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Bibliographical References:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 95).
Field 805:
npmlib 南院 NK9276.A3 P857 stc 101920417 11220274 (c.2)
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