Textile

MOA: University of British Columbia

3612/4

Embroidered square textile. Central design is nine small embroidered squares with geometric designs, yellow lines, and equal-armed crosses at centre on a dark grey-blue fabric. The squares are separated by embroidery-framed circular mirrors. Three edges of the textile are embroidered with a band of geometric designs in orange, bordered by bright yellow, with red geometric designs spaced by circular mirrors framed by embroidery expanding from the inner yellow line towards centre. There are small slits about halfway down each side. The fourth unfinished edge has four embroidered cross-shapes in red and yellow thread with three embroidery-framed mirrors spaced between them. Reverse is not backed.


  • Type of Item textile
  • Culture Chitrali
  • Material cotton fibre, silk fibre, dye, glass, metal
  • Measurements height 52.0 cm, width 48.2 cm (overall)

  • Previous Owner Jane Murphy Thomas
  • Received from Jane Murphy Thomas

  • Made in Pakistan

  • Ownership Date before February 2, 2023
  • Acquisition Date on February 2, 2023

  • Item Classes textiles
  • Condition fair
  • Accession Number 3612/0004