Pankha
The piece
Pankha is a fan. The half-round window over a palace door was glazed in rays, like a hand fan held open. Pankha is that window cut in marble: grey and white rays inlaid from a lotus hub, a black rim and a line of gold. 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 this shape, sized to your room. Shown at 10 × 5 ft (about 3 × 1.5 m)
- Density
- 6 to 14 knots per inch
- Lead Time
- 6 to 10 months on the loom
- Origin
- Jaipur, Rajasthan
