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Encyclopedia ID 1364

Ralli patchwork quilt

Also known as رلی

Ralli patchwork quilt: photograph by Khalid Mahmood
Photo: Khalid Mahmood, CC BY-SA 3.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Cut and piece small coloured triangles and squares into a bold ralli quilt, matching colour rules for contrast and adding applique and mirror work to finish.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Pakistan, India.

Origins

A living tradition passed from person to person; it is not tied to a single dated origin. It belongs to the cultural world of South Asia.

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