Record 60/293 |
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Description
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| 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. |
Garanu
-Rabari Arts
-Copyright Statement
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.