Cover Item Number: 1440/4 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small, square, embroidered textile, made of red cotton broadcloth, decorated with large, circular motifs and border designs. There are four large, circular geometric motifs arranged in a four-cell grid at the centre of the piece. Each of these motifs has eight “arms” in red, dark purple, mauve, green and orange, outlined in yellow. The cells of the grid are delineated with narrow, flat silver metallic braid with four small white buttons sewn where the grid lines meet the border. A meandering, multicoloured line forms a border around the central designs. The embroidery is worked in chain stitch. Flat silver braid is couched around all four edges, surrounded by two rows of red and blue glass beads. One yellow bead is sewn to one edge. The piece is lined with red and white paisley-printed cotton textile, pieced at one corner with black cotton textile.
History Of Use
Used to cover offerings or food in a religious context.
Specific Techniques
chain stitch; couching
Cultural Context
devotional
Narrative
Purchased by the donor in Pakistan.
Iconographic Meaning
Sun symbols ?
Item History
- Made in Pakistan before December 3, 1990
- Owned by Irene Canning before December 3, 1990
- Received from Irene Canning (Donor) on December 3, 1990
What
- Name
- Cover
- Identification Number
- 1440/4
- Type of Item
- cover
- Material
- cotton fibre, silk fibre, glass, metal and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut, embroidered, appliqued and beaded
- Overall
- height 20.6 cm, width 20.2 cm, depth 0.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Pashtun ?
- Previous Owner
- Irene Canning
- Received from
- Irene Canning (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Pakistan
When
- Creation Date
- before December 3, 1990
- Ownership Date
- before December 3, 1990
- Acquisition Date
- on December 3, 1990
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1440/0004