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Description
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| MATERIALS: Rolling pin, beads, cotton cloth, tassels. CONSTRUCTION: Hand stitched, beaded, three bead net technique. MOTIFS: COLOURS : Multicoloured with white predominant. STYLE REMARKS: Traditionally Kachhi Rabaris used red, green and white colours. Use of blue is new Beadwork is practiced in all three subgroups. CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: Everyday objects are covered with beads for show and displayed at festivals and weddings times. CULTURAL REMARKS: Beadwork is considered precious. Beaded ornaments, especially for children, are today hardly produced. Rabaris consider that good beads are often not aveilable or are too costly. Velan, Rolling pic decoration. |
Velan
-Rabari Arts
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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.