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Philadelphia Museum of Art - Exhibitions - Phulkari: The Embroidered Textiles of Punjab from the Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Collection". www.philamuseum.org . Retrieved 31 January 2020. In a brief issued by the Museum, Timothy Rub, The George D. Widener Director and CEO of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, said: From utensils to toys to decorative pieces, clay forms the most essential ingredient on which the potter literally survives

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Indian embroidery includes a wide variety of regional embroidery styles varying by different regions and materials used. Embroidery is India’s persistent eloquent tradition. Every state and region in India enjoys its own style. Needlework is not the only means of decorating the fabric but the fabrics are also embellished by stories of the community, with motifs emerging from natural surroundings, religious inscriptions, economic state, etc.Bawan Bagh: Bawan meaning “fifty-two”, this type of Phulkari refers to the 52 different patterns that are made on this phulkari. This phulkari is very rare. This phulkari is worn during the pheras of the marriage ceremony. This is in red color and is embroidered with five floral motifs in each corner and five in the center. Durries are rugs having spectacular geometric designs. Durries are usually made on blue colored cloth with white triangle designs and Panipat is the hub of making durries in Haryana.

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Phulkari Makers Bassi Pathana (PMBP), Mehar Baba Charitable Trust, Punjab, India http://www.mbtrust.org/phulkari-makers.html Kannadasan, Akhila (25 November 2014). "The bloom of tradition". The Hindu . Retrieved 30 August 2019.Punjabi University, Patiala | Higher Education Institute | NAAC "A" Grade | Punjab". www.punjabiuniversity.ac.in . Retrieved 31 January 2020.

Phulkari Embroidery – The Traditional Fabric Art of Punjab Phulkari Embroidery – The Traditional Fabric Art of Punjab

The two styles of chope and subhar are worn by brides. The chope is embroidered on both sides of the cloth. Phulkari embroidery started in the 15 th century and continues till today. Phulkari is a Punjabi rural tradition of handmade work derived from two Sanskrit word phul means flower and Kari mean work. Phulkari means the flower craft, floral work in which the entire surface of the shawl is decorated with floral designs. Phulkari and Bagh were the traditional embroidery shawls from rural Punjab. The word Phulkari is common in East Punjab and Bagh is a popular word for shawls in west Punjab. Phulkari is a shawl that is designed as embroidery to cover women’s heads to be displayed in a Gurdwara. Phulkari is an integral part of the life of Punjabi girl and is considered to be opportune, symbolizing happiness prosperity, and Suhaag of a married woman.Originating in Rawalpindi, the ghunghat bagh is heavily embroidered around the centre on the edge to be worn over the head. The embroidered centre is then pulled over the face so as to form an embroidered veil. [4] The fascinating feature of the embroidery is that it is made of single thread offering a flat appearance to the design. This embroidery enhances the grace of Kashmiri shawl, saris, and other dress materials.