847 Old Bishnoi Woven Skirt with Amazing Embroidered Motifs Africa Superbly embroidered allover with well

Superbly embroidered allover with well thought out tassel panels

Auctioned at Christie's 2006

chose cloth as their preferred medium of creatign art

Estimated to be from the id 1900s

847 Old Bishnoi Woven Skirt with Amazing Embroidered Motifs Africa Superbly embroidered allover with wellOld Skirt of the Bishnoi community. Handwoven coarse base cloth. Hand stitched Hand done embroidery with figures and a diverse range of motifs that have the same character but are all unique. Motifs of camels and girls flowers very rustic and endearing! Extremely rare art! Estimated to be from the 1960s Skirt Circumference at the bottom: Over 3 meters. Drawstring fastening at the waist. From the feel of the fabric, it does not seem to have been used