Embroiderer · Eidgah, Srinagar
Shameema Akhter
26 years at the work · Sozni
Pieces in the ledger
12
“If the light is wrong, the thread is wrong. So I wait.”
Work by this hand
Pieces Shameema has signed
Sozni — embroidered
The Blue Indigo Jaal
Full-surface sozni on indigo pashmina · the flower net
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The Black Tree of Life
Sozni on black pashmina · garden of the world
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The Navy Garden Birds
Sozni on navy · peacocks in the garden
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The Ivory Paisley
All-over sozni on ivory · the great buta
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The Multicolour Meadow
Full-surface sozni · the flower meadow
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The Red Peacock Garden
Full-surface sozni on red · peacocks and flowers
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The Ivory Folklore
Sozni on ivory · scenes from Kashmiri life
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The Navy Wildlife
Sozni on navy · the hunting ground
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The Mughal Darbar
Masterwork sozni · the court of the emperors
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The Taupe Durbar
Sozni on taupe · the grand procession
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The Blue Floral Paisley
Sozni on blue · the buta among flowers
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The Navy Hunt
Sozni on navy · foxes, horses, and birds of prey