1271 Antique Khasa Arkilla Wedding Textile NOTA Pieces of this age are

Pieces of this age are hard to come by and are cherished for their age as much as they for their art

Bhopas who are invited to celebrations and festivals to narrate the story of the Lok Deva or folk gods and this particular Phad narrates the tale of Pabuji

The body is fine indigo cotton

Antique Tibetan Thangka with Avalokiteshvara

silk embroidery on indigo-dyed cotton

1271 Antique Khasa Arkilla Wedding Textile NOTA Pieces of this age areAntique Khasa Arkilla Wedding Textile The woolen marriage bed screens Arkilla kerka are one of the types in the broad category of the marriage bed screens generically called Arkilla woven in the Inland Delta of the Niger River in Mali. The Arkilla kerka are used by the Fulbe people. These wool and cotton bed screens are suspended along and over the alcove bed, forming a mosquito protection by adding another piece of cloth to it. The Arkilla kerka are