Khovar Collection

KHOVAR WALLPAPER + FABRIC COLLECTION

This collection draws its inspiration from the tribal villages of Hazaribagh in Northeastern India, where the mud walls of village homes are adorned with expansive, figurative murals. The process begins with a dark earthen base, layered with pale clay. Before the top layer dries, women in the villages brush away the lighter clay using broken combs or their fingers, revealing fluid, organic silhouettes.

These murals are part of a matrimonial ritual held each spring during the marriage season. Ephemeral by nature, they are washed away by the heavy monsoon rains, only to be reimagined each year.

Captivated by the boldness and scale of Khovar designs, we collaborated with local artists to translate their work into a collection of fabrics and wallpapers. Featuring a palette rooted in the region’s natural clays, the collection offers a range of earthy tones that evoke the timeless artistry of these traditional murals.

Our partners in this collection, the women from the Tribal Women Artists Cooperative (TWAC), receive a royalty for each yard sold.

Khovar Collection Catalog
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    Vine Wallpaper, Charak Mati

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    $5.00

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    Inspired by the Khovar murals of Hazaribagh, this collection reflects the region’s rich clay-based art traditions. In Khovar paintings, the clays hold symbolic meanings tied to spirituality, rituals, and nature.

    In the local language, “mati” means clay, and Charak Mati is a soft, creamy white that symbolizes purity and light, reflecting the pale kaolin clay used in the murals.

    Leadtime 5-6 weeks, printing is to order. Rush printing is available.

    Our partners in this collection, the women from the Tribal Women Artists Cooperative (TWAC), receive a royalty for each yard sold.

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Vine Wallpaper, Charak Mati

$12.50 / sq ft
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    Vine Wallpaper, Pili Mati

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    $5.00

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    Inspired by the Khovar murals of Hazaribagh, this collection is rooted in the region’s clay-based art traditions. In Khovar paintings, clays are rich with symbolic meanings tied to spirituality, rituals, and nature.

    In the local language, “mati” means clay, and Pili Mati is a warm, earthy tone symbolizing life, growth, and the nurturing energy of the earth.

    Leadtime 5-6 weeks, printing is to order. Rush printing is available.

    Our partners in this collection, the women from the Tribal Women Artists Cooperative (TWAC), receive a royalty for each yard sold.

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Vine Wallpaper, Pili Mati

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    Vine Wallpaper, Kali Mati

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    Inspired by the Khovar murals of Hazaribagh, this collection celebrates the region’s deep clay-based art traditions. In Khovar paintings, the clays carry symbolic meanings related to spirituality, rituals, and nature.

    In the local language, “mati” means clay, and Kali Mati is a deep black that represents grounding and stability, inspired by the strength of the earth.

    Leadtime 5-6 weeks, printing is to order. Rush printing is available.

    Our partners in this collection, the women from the Tribal Women Artists Cooperative (TWAC), receive a royalty for each yard sold.

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Vine Wallpaper, Kali Mati

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    Flower Wallpaper, Charak Mati

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    Inspired by the Khovar murals of Hazaribagh, this collection reflects the region’s rich clay-based art traditions. In Khovar paintings, the clays hold symbolic meanings tied to spirituality, rituals, and nature.

    In the local language, “mati” means clay, and Charak Mati is a soft, creamy white that symbolizes purity and light, reflecting the pale kaolin clay used in the murals.

    Leadtime 5-6 weeks, printing is to order. Rush printing is available.

    Our partners in this collection, the women from the Tribal Women Artists Cooperative (TWAC), receive a royalty for each yard sold.

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Flower Wallpaper, Charak Mati

$12.50 / sq ft
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    Flower Wallpaper, Pili Mati

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    Inspired by the Khovar murals of Hazaribagh, this collection is rooted in the region’s clay-based art traditions. In Khovar paintings, clays are rich with symbolic meanings tied to spirituality, rituals, and nature.

    In the local language, “mati” means clay, and Pili Mati is a warm, earthy tone symbolizing life, growth, and the nurturing energy of the earth.

    Leadtime 5-6 weeks, printing is to order. Rush printing is available.

    Our partners in this collection, the women from the Tribal Women Artists Cooperative (TWAC), receive a royalty for each yard sold.

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Flower Wallpaper, Pili Mati

$12.50 / sq ft
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    Flower Wallpaper, Kali Mati

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    Inspired by the Khovar murals of Hazaribagh, this collection celebrates the region’s deep clay-based art traditions. In Khovar paintings, the clays carry symbolic meanings related to spirituality, rituals, and nature.

    In the local language, “mati” means clay, and Kali Mati is a deep black that represents grounding and stability, inspired by the strength of the earth.

    Leadtime 5-6 weeks, printing is to order. Rush printing is available.

    Our partners in this collection, the women from the Tribal Women Artists Cooperative (TWAC), receive a royalty for each yard sold.

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Flower Wallpaper, Kali Mati

$12.50 / sq ft
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    Leaf Wallpaper, Charak Mati

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    Inspired by the Khovar murals of Hazaribagh, this collection reflects the region’s rich clay-based art traditions. In Khovar paintings, the clays hold symbolic meanings tied to spirituality, rituals, and nature.

    In the local language, “mati” means clay, and Charak Mati is a soft, creamy white that symbolizes purity and light, reflecting the pale kaolin clay used in the murals.

    Leadtime 5-6 weeks, printing is to order. Rush printing is available.

    Our partners in this collection, the women from the Tribal Women Artists Cooperative (TWAC), receive a royalty for each yard sold.

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Leaf Wallpaper, Charak Mati

$70 / yard
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    Leaf Wallpaper, Pili Mati

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    Inspired by the Khovar murals of Hazaribagh, this collection is rooted in the region’s clay-based art traditions. In Khovar paintings, clays are rich with symbolic meanings tied to spirituality, rituals, and nature.

    In the local language,”mati” means clay, and Pili Mati is a warm, earthy tone symbolizing life, growth, and the nurturing energy of the earth.

    Leadtime 5-6 weeks, printing is to order. Rush printing is available.

    Our partners in this collection, the women from the Tribal Women Artists Cooperative (TWAC), receive a royalty for each yard sold.

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Leaf Wallpaper, Pili Mati

$70 / yard
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    Leaf Wallpaper, Kali Mati

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    Inspired by the Khovar murals of Hazaribagh, this collection celebrates the region’s deep clay-based art traditions. In Khovar paintings, the clays carry symbolic meanings related to spirituality, rituals, and nature.

    In the local language, “mati” means clay, and Kali Mati is a deep black that represents grounding and stability, inspired by the strength of the earth.

    Leadtime 5-6 weeks, printing is to order. Rush printing is available.

    Our partners in this collection, the women from the Tribal Women Artists Cooperative (TWAC), receive a royalty for each yard sold.

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Leaf Wallpaper, Kali Mati

$70 / yard
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    Fabric by-the-yard

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    $150.00

    This collection takes its lead from the tribal villages of Hazaribagh in Northeastern India, where the walls of the villages’ mud homes are decorated with rambling, figurative murals. A canvas of dark charcoal earth is first laid down and left to dry, and then covered with a pale kaolin clay; before the top layer dries, women in the villages brush away the lighter earth with a broken comb or fingers to create lyrical silhouettes.

    The mural-painting is part of a matrimonial ritual for the women which takes place every spring during the marriage season. Fleeting in nature, each year the murals are washed away with the heavy monsoon rains – and then once again started anew.

    Drawn to the exaggerated scale and the boldness of the Khovar designs, we commissioned women in the villages to do three paintings for us (leaf, vine, flower) – which we have translated into a collection of fabrics and wallpapers.

    Our partners in this collection, the women from The Tribal Women Artists Cooperative (TWAC), receive a commission for each yard sold.

    Leadtime 2-3 weeks.

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Vine
Linen Fabric

$150 / yard
  • khovar collection, modern, large scale flower print wall covering.
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    Fabric by-the-yard

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    $150.00

    This collection takes its lead from the tribal villages of Hazaribagh in Northeastern India, where the walls of the villages’ mud homes are decorated with rambling, figurative murals. A canvas of dark charcoal earth is first laid down and left to dry, and then covered with a pale kaolin clay; before the top layer dries, women in the villages brush away the lighter earth with a broken comb or fingers to create lyrical silhouettes.

    The mural-painting is part of a matrimonial ritual for the women which takes place every spring during the marriage season. Fleeting in nature, each year the murals are washed away with the heavy monsoon rains – and then once again started anew.

    Drawn to the exaggerated scale and the boldness of the Khovar designs, we commissioned women in the villages to do three paintings for us (leaf, vine, flower) – which we have translated into a collection of fabrics and wallpapers.

    Our partners in this collection, the women from The Tribal Women Artists Cooperative (TWAC), receive a commission for each yard sold.

    Leadtime 2-3 weeks.

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Flower
Linen Fabric

$150 / yard
  • leaf wallpaper and fabric, inspired by khovar mud paintings from harzabagh india
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    Fabric by-the-yard

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    $150.00

    This collection takes its lead from the tribal villages of Hazaribagh in Northeastern India, where the walls of the villages’ mud homes are decorated with rambling, figurative murals. A canvas of dark charcoal earth is first laid down and left to dry, and then covered with a pale kaolin clay; before the top layer dries, women in the villages brush away the lighter earth with a broken comb or fingers to create lyrical silhouettes.

    The mural-painting is part of a matrimonial ritual for the women which takes place every spring during the marriage season. Fleeting in nature, each year the murals are washed away with the heavy monsoon rains – and then once again started anew.

    Drawn to the exaggerated scale and the boldness of the Khovar designs, we commissioned women in the villages to do three paintings for us (leaf, vine, flower) – which we have translated into a collection of fabrics and wallpapers.

    Our partners in this collection, the women from The Tribal Women Artists Cooperative (TWAC), receive a commission for each yard sold.

    Leadtime 2-3 weeks.

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Leaf
Linen Fabric

$150 / yard
  • graphic botanical linen throw pillow
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    Khovar Collection
    Pillow

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    $310.00

    This collection takes its lead from the tribal villages of Hazaribagh in Northeastern India, where the walls of the villages’ mud homes are decorated with rambling, figurative murals.

    The mural-painting is part of a matrimonial ritual for the women which takes place every spring during the marriage season. Fleeting in nature, each year the murals are washed away with the heavy monsoon rains–and then once again started anew.

    Drawn to the exaggerated scale and the boldness of the Khovar designs, we commissioned women in the villages to do three paintings for us (leaf, vine, flower)–which we have translated into a collection of fabrics and wallpapers.

    Our partners in this collection, the women from the Tribal Women Artists Cooperative (TWAC), receive a commission for each yard sold.

    Leadtime 1-2 weeks.

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Vine
Linen Pillow

$310.00
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    Pillow

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    $310.00

    This collection takes its lead from the tribal villages of Hazaribagh in Northeastern India, where the walls of the villages’ mud homes are decorated with rambling, figurative murals.

    The mural-painting is part of a matrimonial ritual for the women which takes place every spring during the marriage season. Fleeting in nature, each year the murals are washed away with the heavy monsoon rains–and then once again started anew.

    Drawn to the exaggerated scale and the boldness of the Khovar designs, we commissioned women in the villages to do three paintings for us (leaf, vine, flower)–which we have translated into a collection of fabrics and wallpapers.

    Our partners in this collection, the women from the Tribal Women Artists Cooperative (TWAC), receive a commission for each yard sold.

    Leadtime 1-2 weeks.

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Flower
Linen Pillow

$310.00
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    Pillow

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    $310.00

    This collection takes its lead from the tribal villages of Hazaribagh in Northeastern India, where the walls of the villages’ mud homes are decorated with rambling, figurative murals.

    The mural-painting is part of a matrimonial ritual for the women which takes place every spring during the marriage season. Fleeting in nature, each year the murals are washed away with the heavy monsoon rains–and then once again started anew.

    Drawn to the exaggerated scale and the boldness of the Khovar designs, we commissioned women in the villages to do three paintings for us (leaf, vine, flower)–which we have translated into a collection of fabrics and wallpapers.

    Our partners in this collection, the women from the Tribal Women Artists Cooperative (TWAC), receive a commission for each yard sold.

    Leadtime 1-2 weeks.

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Leaf
Linen Pillow

$310.00