Chunam
The piece
Chunam is the old Indian word for lime plaster, the kind rubbed with stone until it shines. Here it is a plain field of putty wool, and along one edge only, a cornice: acanthus over egg and dart over a line of beads, carved deep and left the colour of the wall. Shown as a rendering. Woven to order in Jaipur.
- Materials
- Hand-spun New Zealand wool with mulberry silk accents, cotton warp
- Dimensions
- Made to order in any size. Shown at 8 × 10 ft (about 2.4 × 3 m)
- Density
- 6 to 14 knots per inch
- Lead Time
- 6 to 10 months on the loom
- Origin
- Jaipur, Rajasthan
