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Kantha running-stitch quilt

Also known as কাঁথা

Kantha running-stitch quilt: photograph by Hiart
Photo: Hiart, CC0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Trace running stitches through layered cloth to build ripples and motifs.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Bangladesh.

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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