Old Kanduri Shrine Cloth From Uttar Pradesh, Northern India

Densely hand appliqued and embroidered cotton shrine cloth depicting several hundred human figures, bands of camels, horses, elephants and birds. The cloth served several deeply rooted religious, ceremonial and social purposes with the motifs acting as a visual story book for pilgrims. early 20th century, Uttar Pradesh, Northern India Slight fading in parts of the cloth as can be seen in the photos

Length 225cm (7 feet 5 inches)

Width 148cm (4 feet 10 inches)