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India: Rajasthan, Ajmer [?]
Dastar khana (floor cloth)
1875 - 1899
Plain weave; Printed, hand blocked; Painted
Cotton; Vegetable dye (madder)
63 x 60 in. (160 x 152.4 cm) overall
Elizabeth Bayley Willis Collection
TC 58.2-87

The dastar khana was spread on the floor for meals. The buta motif in the second border is a very familiar Indian motif. It is also seen in Paisley and Kashmir shawls. -- Label copy for University Collection '83, Henry Art Gallery, June 17, 1983 to July 17, 1983.

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