Chikankari

Esquema

Getty AAT: Objects Facet

Jerarquía

Visual and Verbal Communication (Hierarchy Name) > Visual Works (Hierarchy Name) > visual works > <visual works by material or technique> > needlework (visual works) > embroidery (visual works)

Descripción

Traditional whitework embroidery originating in Lucknow, India that typically involves stitching of delicate patterns in white cotton thread onto white muslin or other sheer material.

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300386502

Otros términos

  • chikankārī [en]
  • chikan embroidery [en]
  • chikan work [en]