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Kurto

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Accession# R-049
Artist Kachhi Rabari
Culture Kachhi Rabari
Description MATERIALS: Synthetic cloth, cotton threads, mirrors.
CONSTRUCTION: Machine stitched, embroidered; square chain, cretan, interlaced, detached chain and couched stitches.
MOTIFS: Limbudi tak, makodiyun, tak bawaliyun, daanta, gol tak, mokre, kali tak ni jharmar, hulru, kangri, ardho dhabo, and ardho goto.
COLOURS : Multicoloured on green.
STYLE RMARKS: Square chain stitch and Limited stitch repettoire became popular in 1970's. Along with this motifs became more angular. The hulru is child's ornament. Garment style is Rajasthani in origin.
CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: The cut of the dress is similar to that of a grown man's kediyun jacket. The style is ancient and found throughout Rajasthan and Gujarat. Worn by a young boy with shalvar type pants called chorani.
CULTURAL REMARKS: Worn by a boy with chorani pants or, if young, as is. The toplo goes with this jacket.
Kurto, Child's jacket.
Category Clothing For Children
Object Name Kurto
Other Name Child's jacket
Sub-category Top
Provenance Viyar, Ta. Nakhtrana, Kutch, Gujarat , India.
Search Terms Child's jacket
Kurto
Kachhi Rabari
Technique Embroidery: Rabari
COPYRIGHT INFORMATION ~ When using this image, the credit information should be in the following format: Image courtesy of the Kala Raksha Museum.

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Last modified on: February 22, 2013