Sad Story – Vanished Art

Sad observation made by a housewife who, like all the other housewives of that era. embroidered extensively in her lifetime*.

[From the biography of Mrs. Krishen found in S. S. Hitkari’s book “Phulkari”]

Especially seeing how wonderful phulkari baghs are!

An example of a relatively young Darshan Dwar [est about 50-70 years old ]

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2 comments on “Sad Story – Vanished Art”

Bhola
February 20, 2017

How can we buy Bagh phullkari

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wovensouls
February 20, 2017

Do send me the asset number of the ones you would like to purchase.

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This entry was posted on May 25, 2015 by wovensouls in Art Kaleidoscope and tagged antique Indian textiles, antique textiles, art, Bagh, darshan dwar, Phulkari, rare bagh, sad, textile art, vanished art, vanishing art, vanishing culture, vanishing skill, vanishing textile, vanishing textile art.

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