Sainchi Nilak Phulkari

Hauz Khas Village, New Delhi, India, Mid 20th century
45.5 x 78 inches

Indigo gives a deep blue background to this narrative woman's cloth made with khaddar cloth and silk. The entirety of the textile is covered in small cassia flowers, with a centerpiece consisting of human and animal figures, bordered with zigzagging thread and larger flowers. A bird in one corner and a small filigreed diamond in the centerfield could be considered nazar butti.