Three Embroiderers, Kashmir

Photograph of three carpet embroiders from Jammu and Kashmir, 1890's. Photograph of three carpet embroiders from Jammu and Kashmir, 1890's. Copyright British Library, UK, shelfmark Photo 15/10(4).

The British Library houses a photograph of three embroiderers from Jammu and Kashmir in the northwest of the Indian subcontinent. The photograph was taken in the 1890's. The craftsmen are embroidering tablecloths, bed-spreads or other types of coverings, using a needle, rather than an ari hook. The designs include fruit, flowers, or other forms, including geometric patterns.

See also Gelakdos embroiderers in Kashmir.

British Library online catalogue (retrieved 22 June 2016).

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