Indian

Cotton scraps, pieced and quilted by hand into a ralli. Indian textiles here come from India and Pakistan: ralli quilts, kantha embroidery, Naga and Banjara cloth, wedding shawls and festival hangings, mostly from the 20th century. Ralli quilts from Sindh are pieced and quilted cotton, some with trade-cloth backings and one with a wine glass motif. Naga blankets and wrap skirts from Nagaland, a beaded wrap among them, carry the bold stripes of the northeastern hill weavers.

Banjara pieces include a mini chakla and a ghodiyu, a cradle cloth from Madhya Pradesh. A 19th century Kashmir shawl, a Kullu Valley patoo, wedding shawls from Gujarat and an odhni from Rajasthan show the wool side, and appliqued toran and ulech hangings dress doorways and festivals. Hang a toran over a doorway, as it was made to be, or throw a ralli over the end of a bed. They were made for daily life and still behave that way.