Nahar
The piece
The Indira Gandhi Canal carries water from Punjab deep into the Thar. From above it is one straight line through rippled sand, and wherever it runs, fields follow. Nahar is that line in deep green silk, the plots crowding its banks and thinning out into the desert. 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
