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: 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: Can a Kankani pillow work in a more minimalist or modern room? A: Yes, the fine, restrained dot pattern reads as texture more than pattern from normal viewing distance, so it sits comfortably in a pared-back room the way a bolder striped or figural textile might not.
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