Phulkari: The Embroidered Textiles of Punjab from the Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Collection

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Darielle Mason Cristin McKnight Sethi

Phulkari

The Embroidered Textiles of Punjab from the Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Collection

Darielle Mason, Cristin McKnight Sethi, Darielle Mason

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Yale University Press
06 June 2017

Oriental art; Exhibition catalogues & specific collections; Textile design & theory; Antiques & collectables: carpets, rugs & textiles

Exquisite and labor-intensive, phulkari (“floral-work” or “flower-craft”) embroideries were originally produced by women in towns and villages across the greater Punjab, a region that today straddles Pakistan and India, from at least the early 19th century into the first decades of the 20th. Phulkaris were made from brightly colored silk thread on rough, earth-toned fabric. When done for domestic use, they functioned primarily as women’s wraps at weddings or other important events. Especially following the Punjab’s devastating partition in 1947, phulkaris were also produced as commercial exports. Focusing on a group of nineteen stunning works from the collection of Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz, Phulkari surveys the genre’s fascinating history. This is the first publication outside South Asia specifically on this art form. It also offers significant new information on the craft and its importance to personal, familial, and regional identity in the past and the present.

Published in association with the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Exhibition Schedule:

Philadelphia Museum of Art

(03/12/17–07/09/17)

Contributions by: Cristin McKnight Sethi, Darielle Mason
Edited by: Darielle Mason
Imprint: Yale University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 222mm, Width: 292mm, Spine: 2mm
Weight: 862g
ISBN: 9780300225907
ISBN 10: 0300225903
Pages: 96
Publication Date: 06 June 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Darielle Mason is the Stella Kramrisch Curator of Indian and Himalayan Art and head of the Department of South Asian Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.