| Accession# |
R-006 |
| Artist |
Kachhi Rabari |
| Culture |
Kachhi Rabari |
| Description |
MATERIALS: Cotton cloth, cotton threads, mirrors, tassels.
CONSTRUCTION: Hand stitched., embroidered, square chain, couched, romanian, running stitches.
MOTIFS: Popti, makodiyun, mokre, double mokre, gol tak limbudi tak, jharmar , butti, sudo, phuldi betasudo.
COLOURS : Multicoloured on black and white.
STYLE REMARKS: compare to the larger kothalo. The background colours and layout are the same, but there is just a lower broder and the field typically is filled with small figural motifs; same for all three subgroups until the mid 1970's. Placing of small motifs in square motifs was popular during 1970's.
CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: used to carry smaller dowry items. Several sizes were used for specific functions.
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 |
Makhana , Ta. Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat. |
| Search Terms |
Embroidery
Rabari
Kachhi Rabari
Kothali
1974
Dowry sack |
| Technique |
Embroidery : Rabari |
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