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MATERIALS: Synthetics and Cotton cloth, cotton threads , mirrors, jari, wooden stick. CONSTRUCTION: Hand stitched, embroidered; chain, interlaced , cretan, buttonhole filling, herringbone and buttonhole. MOTIFS: Popto, makodiyun, Kangri and Kungri. COLOURS : Multicoloured on black, red with orange. STYLE REMARKS: Embroidery is traditional. CULTUIRAL SIGNIFICANCE: The fan relates to royalty. Used ceremonially during wedding rites. Rabari also used beaded fans Used among other communities who originated in Rajasthan. CULTURAL REMARKS: Also made in beadwork. Seer-25. The Vinjhano went out of use by 1960. Vinjano, Fan.
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Last modified on: February 22, 2013