Chamba Rumal with Krishna and his Gopis

Chamba rumal with a representation of Krishna and the gopis. India, c. AD 1800. Chamba rumal with a representation of Krishna and the gopis. India, c. AD 1800. Copyright Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, acc. no. M.71.1.40.

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art houses a chamba rumal from the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century. It originates from Himachal Pradesh, perhaps from Kangra, the traditional centre of the old principality of Chamba. The rumal (coverlet) measures 77 x 72 cm. It is made of cotton with silk thread embroidery and the decoration is reversible. It shows Krishna being adored by gopis (shepherdesses).

Los Angeles County Museum of Art online catalogue  (retrieved 10 December 2016)

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