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Description
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| 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. |
Kothali
-Rabari Arts
-Copyright Statement
COPYRIGHT INFORMATION ~ When using this image, the credit information should be in the following format: Image courtesy of the Kala Raksha Museum.
COPYRIGHT INFORMATION ~ When using this image, the credit information should be in the following format: Image courtesy of the Kala Raksha Museum.