Phulam Pat Gamusa
WT·AS·0117
₹2,490
- Material & craftsmanship
- Paat, mulberry silk, left plain across the ivory body so its soft sheen carries the cloth. The creeper at the end goes in with separate motif yarns, one red and one gold-coloured, worked into the plain ground as the cloth is woven.
Made by Ratan Baishya
About 90 hours of work
The piece in detail
What is woven into it
The body is plain ivory, and the whole design sits in a single panel at the end. A slim gold-coloured scroll, set with small circles and four-dot florets, opens it. Below run three bands, red, then gold-coloured, then red, each carrying a creeper: a curving stem with pointed leaves, a round flower of many petals and a square medallion with a stepped edge, on a ground of fine diagonal hatching.
Several red stripes run down the long edge and cross the red lines at the end in a small check at the corner. Fine red and gold-coloured lines close the panel, and the cloth finishes in a short fringe of white and red threads.
Occasion & styling
Worn over one shoulder, as in the photograph, the plain ivory falls straight and the panel hangs at the hip. It is quiet enough to sit over a mekhela sador without competing with it.
It is a gamusa to give: to elders at Bohag Bihu, to a teacher or a host, to a guest on arrival, to a colleague on retiring. Someone who does not know the custom can simply wear it as a stole.
The object
The same creeper is woven three times across the end, in red, then gold, then red again, on a body left entirely plain.
| Accession code | WT·AS·0117 |
|---|---|
| Material | Paat silk, plain ivory ground, motifs in red and a gold-coloured yarn (motif yarns not yet confirmed) |
| Loom | Handloom, motifs in extra weft |
| Origin | Assam |
| Made by | Ratan Baishya |
| Hours of work | About 90 |
| Colour | Ivory, with red and gold-coloured motifs |
| Dimensions | About 175 × 71 cm (69 × 28 in). Approximate figures; not yet measured on this piece. |
Care
- Dry clean it, at least the first time.
- If you wash it at home, wash it on its own in cold water with a mild detergent; do not soak, bleach or wring it, and dry it flat in the shade.
- Press it on the reverse at a low setting, through a thin cotton cloth.
- Fold it in muslin, away from damp, and refold it now and then so the creases do not set.
- Keep perfume off the cloth.
Delivery and returns
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Phulam Pat Gamusa
₹2,490
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Handmade orders cannot be cancelled once placed.
