Cloth Item Number: 3463/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Kanduri style cloth, or table covering. Rectangular orange cotton fabric, covered with appliqued animals and people. The upper half of the textile has four rows with horses, people riding elephants, brown animals and then black animals. There is a rectangular structure at bottom, centre, with elephants pulling a carriage on either side. Above, are soldiers, and floral design elements. Bordered with a wide band of alternating elephants and human figures, with a large floral design in each corner. The border is outlined in repeating attached triangles.
20th century kanduri style cloth. Kanduri are traditionally appliqued shrine cloths used as table covers for offerings by pilgrims to, e.g., the tomb of the Ghazi Salar Mas’ud in Bahraich, in Uttar Pradesh. Similar pieces to this one are also availble for purchase in handicraft and curio shops in India.
Shrine kanduri often have images of soldiers; soldier motifs are commonly found in the ones offered in Salar's tomb.