Record 3/26 Catalog Record INNOVATION: RE-INVENT Exhibit Page Home Search Image 4 of 4 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.

Kothali -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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