Basohli Painting, Beetle Elytra in Textiles and Ornaments
Mughal Turban Cloth, Beetle Elytra in Textiles and Ornaments, Cultural Entomology Digest 2Basohli painting detail, “Enter thou the Bower of Love, Oh Beautiful,” Basohli School, ca. 1730, collection of the National Museum, Delhi, India. Photo by R.K. Datta Gupta