| Accession# |
R-052 |
| Artist |
Kachhi Rabari |
| Culture |
Kachhi Rabari |
| Description |
MATERIALS: Cotton silk and mashru cloth, cotton threads, mirrors, tassels.
CONSTRUCTION: Hand stitched and patchwork.
MOTIFS: Kothalo no gul, butti, kungri and popti.
COLOURS : Multicoloured on natural. red and black mashru borders.
STYLE REMARKS: compare to the larger kothalo The background colours and layout are the same, but there is just a lower border and the field typically is filled with small figural motifs; same for all three subgroups until the mid 1970's. Patchwork is old and unusual.
CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: Used to carry smaller dowry items.
CULTURAL REMARKS: Each size of bag had a specific function and a specific conventional pattern of decoration.
Kothali, Dowry sack. |
| Category |
Bags |
| Object Name |
Kothali |
| Other Name |
Dowry Bag |
| Sub-category |
Bags, Dowry |
| Provenance |
Nani Nakhatrana, Kutch, Gujarat, India |
| Search Terms |
dowry sack
Kothali
Kachhi Rabari
Nakhatrana |
| Technique |
Embroidery :Rabari |
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