Accession# |
R-052 |
Artist |
Kachhi Rabari |
Culture |
Kachhi Rabari |
Description |
MATERIALS: Cotton silk and mashru cloth, cotton threads, mirrors, tassels. CONSTRUCTION: Hand stitched and patchwork. MOTIFS: Kothalo no gul, butti, kungri and popti. COLOURS : Multicoloured on natural. red and black mashru borders. STYLE REMARKS: compare to the larger kothalo The background colours and layout are the same, but there is just a lower border and the field typically is filled with small figural motifs; same for all three subgroups until the mid 1970's. Patchwork is old and unusual. CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: Used to carry smaller dowry items. CULTURAL REMARKS: Each size of bag had a specific function and a specific conventional pattern of decoration. Kothali, Dowry sack. |
Category |
Bags |
Object Name |
Kothali |
Other Name |
Dowry Bag |
Sub-category |
Bags, Dowry |
Provenance |
Nani Nakhatrana, Kutch, Gujarat, India |
Search Terms |
dowry sack Kothali Kachhi Rabari Nakhatrana |
Technique |
Embroidery :Rabari |
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