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782 Antique Swat Valley Pillow Case

 

Old embroidery on this dowry textile-artwork from Swat Valley.

Fine Silk Floss embroidery on handwoven cotton.

Beautiful Traditional motifs – extremely well executed drawing.

Superb embroidery at the back as well.

Estimated to be from the mid 1970s

May be framed and used as wall art.

Back may have minor stains and other signs of a life lived heartily.

 70 x 35cm

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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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