Hand Embroidered Kantha Fine Dancing Women Coverlet Queen India

Hand Embroidered Kantha Fine Dancing Women Coverlet Queen IndiaFine hand embroidered works by the West Bengal (Kolkata, India) artists who produce a form of stitched story telling known as 'West Bengal kantha, one of the oldest forms of embroidery in India. They are a fair trade group whose lineage goes back to Mother Teresa who helped them organize after a deadly exodus from the former war torn East Pakistan. Today, the grand daughters of the original artist continue their stitched traditions producing some of

Colors: shades of periwinkle to royal blue

Fine handmade brooch - Flaming Heart

producing a three-dimensional light and shadow effect with shades ranging from snow white to dark gray

Traditionally used to hold grain

navy blue and chalky forest green

from a women's association in the high Atlas Mountains of Morocco

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traditions

Silver Medal in the Craft/Hobby Category

The rows 1 inch apart

Stitching in light blue

Beautiful indigo and off-white tones throughout and thing tassels on each end