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Antique Swat Valley Shishedar Phulkari Silk Textile with Modern Style

$6,999

£5,290.43

€6,068.35

CA$9,756.89

A$10,621.17

CHF 5,637.72

MX$127,795.59

NOK 71,437.63

SEK 65,457.06

DKK 45,318.05

About the Item

79206 Antique Shishedar Phulkari Textile, 07'10 x 09'01. Woven in the mountainous cradle of the Swat Valley, this rare embroidered Shishedar Phulkari is not merely a cloth—it is a language of light and memory, articulated through silk and cotton, rhythm and ritual. Crafted by hands that echo generations of tribal artisanship, its every thread is a story: of dowries offered under the scent of cedar, of festivals shaded by apricot groves, of daughters cloaked in pride and patience. The majestic textile’s tessellated geometry—row upon row of diamonds, nested within diamonds—evokes not only structure but spiritual order, a mirrored cosmos where earth and heaven are stitched together. Each square is both talisman and testimony, gridded with golden floss and bordered with symbolic intention, reflecting a cosmology known to the women who labored quietly by oil lamps and memory. At a glance, the exquisite surface shimmers in a restrained blaze—rust, garnet, camel, and black, like the valley’s sunset filtered through forest shadow. Yet lean in closer, and the brilliance reveals itself not only in palette, but in texture: tight blocks of satin stitch radiate warmth, interrupted by punctuations of shisha mirrors—tiny galaxies encased in embroidery. These hand-cut glass inlays, sewn painstakingly with thread halos, serve as guardians against the evil eye, catching light and casting it back toward misfortune. The thread itself, silk floss plied with devotion, dances across the coarse black cotton like molten metal on stone, bringing motion to geometry and emotion to order. This extraordinary piece is more than decorative—it is mnemonic. Swat textiles of this caliber were never made casually. They were prepared as trousseau treasures, symbols of a woman’s skill and her family’s honor, brought forth at weddings or passed down in inheritance. The meticulous structure of the grid suggests not only aesthetic preference but a deeper cultural schema: repetition as meditation, symmetry as protection. The slight variations in dye and weave from square to square whisper the artisan’s humanity—no two hands move alike, and even a practiced soul will sew her dreams differently each time. These imperfections, far from flaws, are sacred signatures. Today, such textiles are rare survivals. In a world of digital embroidery and synthetic sheen, this precious Shishedar Phulkari from the Swat Valley remains a relic of tactile knowledge—a legacy stitched without shortcuts. It is an extraordinary work of art that demands reverence: to hold it is to commune with the ghosts of the valley, to feel the hush of pine winds and the hush of whispered blessings. It is both artifact and artwork, ritual and resistance, a field of ancestral thought encoded in golden thread and guarded in glass. Abrash. Embroidered silk. Handwoven cotton. Made in Swat Valley, Pakistan. Measures: 07'10 x 09'01. Pile Height: 0.08 of an inch. Date: 1900's. Early 20th Century.

Dimensions:
Width: 94 in (238.76 cm)Length: 109 in (276.86 cm)
Style:
Spanish Colonial (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Cotton,Silk,Embroidered,Hand-Woven
Place of Origin:
Pakistan
Period:
Early 20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1900-1909
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Abrash.
Seller Location:
Dallas, TX
Reference Number:
Seller: 79206 Antique Shishedar Phulkari Textile, 07 10 x 09 011stDibs: LU942945124802

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