568 Khanjar Thirma Phulkari Bagh Silk Embroidery Textile art

Rare Khanjar Thirma

This motif is extremely rare and is said to represent one of the sacred objects of the Sikh community of Punjab

This phulkari has one panel with a silk dye that has aged differently from the silk in the rest of the textile.

Punjab

Age unknown but estimated to be from the 1950s

Expected to have stains and other signs of usage

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This item has spent a lifetime being used for the purpose of its creation with the original artist/user. Signs of this life lived heartily may be present on the piece in the form of stains, thread loss, loose threads, holes, tears, color run and other imperfections. Therefore the condition must be assumed to be “not” perfect. More photos of such imperfections will be provided on request.

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