{"product_id":"kantha-dupatta-hand-embroidered-crane-elephant-motif-on-navy-blue-by-masuma-khatun-bolpur","title":"Hand-Embroidered Crane \u0026 Elephant Motif on Navy Blue","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE HOOK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFour cranes rise across a sky the colour of late evening — the kind of navy that only shows itself after the sun has properly gone. Each bird is mid-wingbeat, stitched, not printed, into the dark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE STORY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMasuma Khatun made this piece in Bolpur, in a household where Kantha is not a hobby but an inheritance — passed hand to hand, the way it has moved through Bengal's women for generations, long before anyone called it a craft worth exporting. She chose cranes for the field of this dupatta on purpose. In Bengali folk imagery, the crane in flight has always stood for grace under distance — a bird that travels far and still returns home. The border tells its own older story: a procession of elephants, pink and grey, walking beneath a canopy of leaves, berries, and paisley — the kind of motif once reserved for ceremonial cloth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE CRAFT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe base is fine navy cotton, dense enough to hold colour without losing its drape. The four cranes are hand-embroidered in soft ivory and dusty rose, their wings built stitch by stitch to catch the light differently depending on how the fabric falls. Mustard-gold wheat sprigs sit beside them, worked in a finer running stitch. The border — easily the most labour-intensive part of the piece — carries a full line of hand-stitched elephants framed by green paisley leaves and small red berries, finished with a fine gold-and-maroon edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PRODUCT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFabric: Fine cotton base in deep navy, fully hand-embroidered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMotif: Flying crane field with elephant-and-paisley border\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBorder: Hand-stitched elephant procession, floral paisley, gold-maroon trim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTechnique: Traditional Kantha running stitch, multi-colour thread work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCare: Dry clean only. Store folded in muslin, away from direct sunlight.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShips in 5-7 days in premium, plastic-free packaging\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE ARTISAN CONNECTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis dupatta comes to you directly from Masuma's hands in Bolpur — no distributor standing between her needle and your wardrobe. She is paid in full for the weeks this piece took, not a fraction routed through a middleman. Choosing it means her name, her village, and her craft travel with the cloth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE CTA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFour cranes, one long evening's work. Bring it home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:12px;color:#888;\"\u003eSEO — T1: kantha dupatta | T2: crane motif kantha, elephant border kantha, handmade Bengal dupatta, Bolpur kantha artisan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:12px;color:#888;\"\u003eMETA TITLE: Kantha Dupatta | Crane \u0026amp; Elephant Motif | Katha.store [53 chars]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:12px;color:#888;\"\u003eMETA DESCRIPTION: Hand-embroidered navy Kantha dupatta with cranes in flight and an elephant-paisley border, stitched by artisan Masuma Khatun, Bolpur. Find yours. [145 chars]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Masuma Khatun, Bolpur","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51400261304626,"sku":null,"price":6960.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/5746\/9746\/files\/Screenshot_2026_0701_113203.webp?v=1782902762","url":"https:\/\/kantha.store\/products\/kantha-dupatta-hand-embroidered-crane-elephant-motif-on-navy-blue-by-masuma-khatun-bolpur","provider":"KANTHA.STORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}