Woven in Gujarat, western India, from antique Mashru, the traditional silk-warp, cotton-weft cloth prized for its lustrous face and cool cotton hand. This piece carries Kankani, the traditional micro-dot weave pattern most closely associated with Anjar, Kutch, in charcoal black finished with contrast fuchsia piping. Viewed up close, the tiny woven dots reveal the handloom's fine, deliberate patterning; from a distance, they read as a softly textured solid.

Era: Vintage, estimated mid 20th century
Origin: Gujarat, Western India (Mashru tradition, Kankani dot-weave pattern, Anjar/Kutch)
Material: Silk warp / cotton weft; fuchsia contrast piping
Size: 19"(W) x 19"(H)
Color: Charcoal black ground, fine white micro-dot pattern, fuchsia piping
Fill: Custom down-blend insert 
Condition: Vintage courtesy of hand-woven irregularities and natural creasing; wear consistent with age, no structural concerns.

A hand-loomed Mashru silk-and-cotton pillow from Gujarat, India, in the traditional Kankani micro-dot pattern on charcoal black.

Q: Where does a solid black textured pillow work best in a room? A: A fine dot texture like Kankani reads as a subtle pattern rather than a flat black, so it works well grounding a sofa full of brighter or busier pillows without disappearing into the upholstery the way a plain black cover can.

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