Record 34/293 Catalog Record Rabari Arts Exhibit Page Home Search Image 2 of 2 Description  MATERIALS: Cotton cloth, cotton threads and mirrors. CONSTRUCTION:Machine and hand stitched, embroidered, chain, cretan, detached chain, herringbone, buttonhole filling and running stitches. MOTIFS: Kungri valo, goto, paanvel, popti, makodiyun, gol tak and ghodi. COLOURS : Multicoloured on black. STYLE REMARKS: Ols style is common to Kachchhis and Dhebarias. Piece is old but was finished recently by proffessional tailor. CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: The camel is the original source of Rabari livelihood and still culturally important. For ceremonial occasions, a camel was elaborately decorated with embroidered, appliqued and twined trappings. CULTURAL REMARKS: To be used with gudia. R-15 and R-16. Gani, Ceremonial pot carrier.

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