This antique ralli Sindh India Pakistan quilt dates from the 1970s. It is all hand stitched and pieced with bright colorful cotton and silk satin fabrics with many tiny stitches. There is a diamond and square grid design with contrasting hand embroidered circles inside reminiscent of the popular American "Diamond in the Square" quilt pattern. This marvelous multi-pieced patchwork block pattern ralli quilt has tiny stitches about 1/8 to 1/4 inch apart. Ralli Quilts are remarkable, very traditional quilts made by women in the areas of Sindh, Pakistan, western India, and in surrounding areas. In the villages, ralli quilts are an important part of a girl's dowry. Owning many ralli quilts is a measure of wealth. The word "Ralli" is derived from the local word ralanna meaning to mix or connect. This light weight quilt has been beautifully hand made with a colorful machine sewn sawtooth border and hand quilted blue back. It measures 88 by 60 inches and is in excellent clean condition and looks to have never been used. This is truly a wonderful piece of textile art.
Item number z1340

$200