Patang
The piece
On Makar Sankranti, in the middle of January, Jaipur goes up to its rooftops and fills the sky with kites until the sun sets. A fighter kite is a rhombus held taut by a spine and a bow. Patang is cut to that rhombus, its four panels in magenta, marigold, emerald and violet, the spine and bow drawn in indigo and a patch at the tail. 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 6 × 8 ft (about 1.8 × 2.4 m)
- Density
- 6 to 14 knots per inch
- Lead Time
- 6 to 10 months on the loom
- Origin
- Jaipur, Rajasthan
