A Pabuji Ki Phad Painting On Cotton - Late 19th Century Material - Celadon This wonderfully decorative Mirror has

This wonderfully decorative Mirror has been made from a Carved Teakwood window - 19thC from Rajasthan

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It has a distressed green paint finish

Originally they were used for storing and drying noodles and other foods

A Pabuji Ki Phad Painting On Cotton - Late 19th Century Material - Celadon This wonderfully decorative Mirror hasThis dramatic textile painting is exclusively found in Western Rajasthan. The style of work is called Phad Chitra and it is a religious depiction of folk deities Pabuji and Devnarayan that can run up to 30 feet in length. These textiles were used for a musical rendition by the Bhopas of Pabusar (bards and priests) singing from a 4000 verse poem. They are also called kavya (bard) cloths These phad are one of the few remnants of an ancient traditional