Vintage Hand Made Bangladesh Folk Art Story Quilt Nakshi Kantha Embroidery

  

Up for your consideration is a vintage hand made Story or Folk Art Quilt from the subcontinents eastern region embroidery including Bengal. Kanthas (quilts) were often made originally by illiterate rural women who would stitch stories into their Kantha (quilt). They generally used simple running stitches.

This one has Bengali women, Ber Trees and JuJube fruit, Asian elephants, tigers, moorhen, rhinoceros and more. All of the white area is done in white on white Kantha. Look closely at the stitches in photo # 10.

There are some thread pulls an a couple very little spots. The backing may have been replaced - not sure - It is just a plain white sheeting material (photo #9). This would make a gorgeous wall hanging - Size 81 inches by 85 inches. We promise to be fair with you though, if there is a problem, tell us first and be reasonable with us. We will be reasonable with you. Please keep in mind we do not consider ourselves experts. We do have knowledge in several areas, but still are apt to pick something up if it catches our eye even if we do not know a thing about it. Sometimes in our treasure hunting we find things that you know more about than we do. Any information you have on an item and are willing to share is greatly appreciated. Most of our items are vintage, collectibles, and items no longer available on the retail market. We also would never intentionally try to misrepresent any of our items, but we are human and if we make a mistake, please know it is just that.. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Linens & Textiles\Bed & Bath Linens\Quilts, Bedspreads & Coverlets". The seller is "sweetstuff12" and is located in this country: US.

This item can be shipped to United States.

• Size: 85 inches by 81 inches
• Handmade: Yes
• Production Technique: Embroidered
• Country/Region of Manufacture: Bangladesh
• Style: Folk Art
• Pattern: Folk Art
• Type: Quilt
• Brand: Handmade
• Time Period Manufactured: 1930-Now
• Dominant Color: Multi-Color
• Technique: Embroidery
• Featured Refinements: Vintage Handmade Quilt
• Type of Embroidery: Kantha Embroidery