Rasa Black Dotted Ahir Handloom Pillow

Woven in Gujarat, western India, from antique Mashru, the traditional silk-warp, cotton-weft cloth prized for its lustrous face and cool cotton hand. This piece carries Kankani, the traditional micro-dot weave pattern most closely associated with Anjar, Kutch, in black finished with contrast fuchsia piping. Viewed up close, the tiny woven dots reveal the handloom's fine, deliberate patterning; from a distance, they read as a softly textured solid. Era: Vintage, estimated mid 20th century Origin: Gujarat, Western India (Mashru tradition, Kankani dot-weave pattern, Anjar/Kutch) Material: Silk warp / cotton weft; fuchsia contrast piping Size: 19"(W) x 19"(H) Color: Black ground, fine white micro-dot pattern, fuchsia piping Fill: Custom down-blend insert Condition: Vintage courtesy of hand-woven irregularities and natural creasing; wear consistent with age, no structural concerns. A hand-loomed Mashru silk-and-cotton pillow from Gujarat, India, in the traditional Kankani micro-dot pattern on black. Q: How is the Kankani dot effect actually woven into the cloth? A: It's created through precise warp-float patterning on the pit loom, small, controlled interruptions in the weave structure that produce the repeating dot, rather than a supplementary thread laid on top of a finished ground. **Please bear in mind that colors of products shown may vary slightly from their original color due to monitor display settings or photography studio