Chope Phulkari - womens wedding shawl. This is a special type of wedding phulkari known as a chope, characterized by its large size and the use of a stepped double running stitch that creates the same pattern on both sides of the cloth. The thread is most often gold-colored to represent prosperity and the Khaddar (hand woven cloth) is always deep red to symbolize health and fertility (red being the auspicious wedding color used throughout South Asia). Traditionally a chope is made soon after a girl's birth by either her maternal grandmother or her mother and presented to her at the time of her wedding by her maternal grandmother or uncle. From Eastern Panjab India. Late 19th century It's size 185cmX315cm (20240219_154305).