
This phulkari is a type known as tota (parrot) bagh (garden) because it depicts a colorful display of birds in a repetitive pattern across densely embroidered cloth. The pallu (end border) incorporates human figures leading horses. Philamuseum.
The Embroidered Textiles on Punjab.
"Phulkari is the name given to a style of embroidery originally made throughout the Punjab region of present-day India and Pakistan. It loosely translates from Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu as “flower work” or “flower craft” (phul means flower, kari means work)."
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