Garment & Textile · Embroidery
Phulkari
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Punjabi 'flower work' surface-satin embroidery in silk floss (pat) on khaddar.
Origin
Punjab, Haryana
Era
Pre-modern
Images
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Video
Industrialist View
GI-tag Punjab 2010. Variants: bagh (full-cover), chope, sainchi, darshan dwar. Gifted at weddings.
Tailor & Garment-Worker View
Work from back side — no knots! Count warp threads for precise stitches.
Construction & Use
Referenced in Waris Shah's Heer Ranjha (18th cent.).