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Inside the Story · Latest · Monday 12 October · South Asia

Tied Before the Dye

This dotted medallion was never printed. Every dot is a knot, tied by hand before the silk went into the dye, on a Kutch odhani of the early 1900s.

CraftWestern India, Gujarat, Kachchh, early 1900sThe Cleveland Museum of Art, CC02 min 58 s
Medallion and Roundel All-overPaisley ButaBandhani StripeOdhani BorderCentre Panel
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