Kalamkari Rumal

Unknown

ca. 1640–50 · Cotton; plain weave, mordant painted and dyed, resist dyed · Islamic Art

Delightful scenes fill the ground of this rumal: a music performance; a look between lovers; figures sewing, hunting, and dancing; and a royal group. Although unrelated, the vignettes are united by the application of pattern to all elements of the textile and a busy background of trees, plants, rocky outcrops, and animals in action.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1640–50

Medium

Cotton; plain weave, mordant painted and dyed, resist dyed

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1928