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Bagh (embroidered head-cover)

1900

The Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom

This striking embroidery is an example of the distinctive red-and-white Hazara embrodieries of North-West Pakistan.

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Title: Bagh (embroidered head-cover)
Date Created: 1900
Location Created: Hazara
Physical Dimensions: Length: 241 cm, Width: 135 cm, Length: 2410 mm, Width: 1410 mm
Provenance: Given by Karun Thakar in memory of his brother Dinesh Thakar
Medium: Cotton embroidered with floss silk

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