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Kutch, Gujarat India

Quilt (Ralli), 1900s

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Kutch

Title

Quilt (Ralli)

Year

1900s

Medium

Cotton plain weave, tie-dyed and pieced

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • cotton

Techniques

  • tie-dyeing,
  • piecing,
  • patchwork

Dimensions

Length: 209.6 cm (82 1/2 inches)

Place

Gujarat; India

Type

  • Textiles

Credit

Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund

Object Number

2010.62.7

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Repair and Design Futures

October 5, 2018 - June 30, 2019

Created from cast-off sari material, worked in intimate groups, and often made to commemorate marriages or births, Kutch ralli quilts spring from Indian practices that are remarkably similar to American quilting traditions. To make the wrap skirt of remnant Liberty of London fabric, artist and designer Christina Kim worked with women artisans in Ahmedabad, India. The skirt’s dot pattern is inspired by the traditional Indian tikdi sewing technique, in which the smallest scraps of leftover fabric were used in appliqué and quilting. [See also 2010.2].

Kutch Quilts from South Asia

November 19, 2010 - April 17, 2011

This patchwork quilt features several small concentrations of square stitches in orange and pink, which may represent the signatures of those who contributed to the piece.

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The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Quilt (Ralli) with the accession number of 2010.62.7. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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