54,270 Stitches | 350 Hours
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His arid eyes probe
The blistering desert sand
Seeking a dewy oasis
In swathes of wasted land
Wicked illusions galore
Dusty Devils spin,
Glistening beads of sweat
Sting a hungry splintered skin
Sadistic desert seas
Unabated in their slaughter
Throw morsels of hope
A mirage thirsts water
Inspired by the cultural heritage of India’s western belt, BANJARA is the latest addition to Puja Bhakoo’s ‘Courting the Thar’ line of handcrafted tapestries.
Year of Creation: 2018
Medium: Petit Point/Needle Point Embroidery
Size: 22.5”x31”
Materials used: 4 ply woollen yarn/single mesh canvas/hand-embroidery needle
Source of Inspiration: A photograph of an unidentified Rajasthani man on the Internet
Note: No graph or stencil has been used in the creation of this tapestry
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