Kaya Striped Gujarati Mashru Lumbar 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. The darkest, most saturated piece in this batch, red and olive run heavy with only a narrow blush line, named for the region still most associated with this weaving tradition today, with the soft irregularities and horizontal creasing typical of hand-reeled silk on a narrow village pit loom. Finished with a cotton canvas back and a button closure, filled with a polyfill insert (down-blend upgrade available for an additional cost). Era: Vintage, estimated late 19th–mid 20th century Origin: Gujarat, Western India (Mashru tradition, Kutch region) Material: Silk warp / cotton weft; cotton canvas back Size: 22"(W) x 12"(H) Color: Deep red, olive, narrow blush line, mustard trim Fill: Polyfill insert included; down-blend insert available as a paid upgrade Condition: Vintage courtesy of hand-woven irregularities, slubs, and natural creasing; wear consistent with age, no structural concerns. Button closure. A hand-loomed Mashru silk-and-cotton lumbar pillow from Gujarat's Kutch region, in the darkest, most saturated red-and-olive stripe of this collection. Q: Is Mashru weaving still practiced in Kutch today? A: Yes, a small number of weavers still produce Mashru in Kutch, though largely on modern power looms; the hand-reeled silk and pit-loom irregularities visible on a piece like this point to genuinely older production rather than current output. • **Please bear in mind that colors of products shown may vary slightly from their original color due to monitor display settings or photography studio.