| Accession# |
R-060 |
| Artist |
Kachhi Rabari |
| Culture |
Kachhi Rabari |
| Description |
MATERIALS: Coton cloth, cotton threads, silk threads, mirrors, wrapped tassels and buttons.
CONSTRUCTION: Hand stitched, embroidered; square chain, cretan, double buttonhole, interlaced, satin, back and detached chain stitches.
MOTIFS: Butti, bapariya, popti, makodiyun, ghodi goto , tak bawaliyun and khajalo.
COLOURS : Multicoloured on black , red and white.
STYLE REMARKS: Classic early style. Colours and patterns are prescribed. Early work was finer.
CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: Originally applique was a way to make use of old clothes. The gharanu is used by men to carry roti while herding. The decorated version was used in the ceremony of bringing ornaments to a newly engaged girl.
CULTURAL REMARKS: More often gharanu would be made in applique. The motifs are for a chaklo. It was converted to a garanu by adding the white band and four ties.
Garanu, Food wrapper. |
| Category |
Item used in home |
| Object Name |
Garanu |
| Other Name |
Food wrapper |
| Sub-category |
Food Wrapper |
| Provenance |
Viyar, Ta. Nakhatrana, Kutch, Gujarat, India |
| Search Terms |
food wrapper
Garanu
Kachhi Rabari
Kutch |
| Technique |
Embroidery :Rabari |
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