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Lot 68
SAINCHI WITH CARAVAN OF CAMELS AND HORSES

BHATINDA, PUNJAB, CIRCA 1930
Handspun and handwoven cotton, hand embroidered with untwisted silk thread, natural dyes
54.5 x 83.25 in (139 x 212 cm)

The train reappears in the present lot, in addition to a central lotus motif, and a caravan of camels and horses. The early 20th century saw an increase in rail travel in India, and a growing fascination with the image in art forms. Shown alongside animals traditionally used for transport, it depicted a transition to vehicular forms of transport. It may also have had inferences to a more nomadic way of life followed by traders as they went from village to village with their wares.







  Lot 68 of 82  

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


 









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