Record 2/26 Catalog Record INNOVATION: RE-INVENT Exhibit Page Home Search Image 1 of 2 Description  MATERIALS: Rolling pin, beads, cotton cloth, tassels. CONSTRUCTION: Hand stitched, beaded, three bead net technique. MOTIFS: COLOURS : Multicoloured with white predominant. STYLE REMARKS: Traditionally Kachhi Rabaris used red, green and white colours. Use of blue is new Beadwork is practiced in all three subgroups. CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: Everyday objects are covered with beads for show and displayed at festivals and weddings times. CULTURAL REMARKS: Beadwork is considered precious. Beaded ornaments, especially for children, are today hardly produced. Rabaris consider that good beads are often not aveilable or are too costly. Velan, Rolling pic decoration.

Velan -INNOVATION: RE-PURPOSE, RE-INVENT, RE-CYCLE -Copyright Statement COPYRIGHT INFORMATION ~ When using this image, the credit information should be in the following format: Image courtesy of the Kala Raksha Museum.

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Last modified on: February 22, 2013