Lot 68
 

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.




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  Lot 68 of 82  

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

Estimate
Rs 4,00,000 - 6,00,000
$6,065 - 9,095

RESERVE NOT MET













 



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