Luni
The piece
The Luni is the great river of the Thar. For most of the year its bed lies dry; in the monsoon it runs, splitting into channels and joining again, and from Balotra on its water turns salty. Luni follows that bed: banks that wander, earth in rust and ochre, and channels of silver silk braided along its length. 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 5 × 11 ft (about 1.5 × 3.4 m)
- Density
- 6 to 14 knots per inch
- Lead Time
- 6 to 10 months on the loom
- Origin
- Jaipur, Rajasthan
