The main exhibits are the surprisingly large textile wall hangings, most of them vivacious painted cottons, although some are embroidered and block-printed or woven silk brocade.

ECONOMIST: Krishna exhibition

It's woven from the silk ribbons that prior to 1865 were used to bundle loose cigars. (After 1865 a federal law required that cigars be boxed.) With boxes came labels, which compose a whole sector of collecting.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Production of the material includes several stages: silk floss is spun into yarn by hand, with patterns added by hand-tying bundles of yarn before dyeing the yarn with indigo, then the silk is woven using a back-tension loom.

UNESCO: Culture