| Accession# |
R-104 |
| Artist |
Kachhi Rabari |
| Culture |
Kachhi Rabari |
| Description |
MATERIALS: Cotton cloth, cotton threads, mirrors and tassels.
CONSTRUCTION: Hand stitches, embroidered: square chain, cretan, interlaced, double buttonhole. couched and romanian stitches.
MOTIFS: Kali tak, popti, makodiyun, limbudi tak, jharmar, mokre, kagra tak, bandhkaanch, goltak, phuldi, sudo, vichhi, kothalia no gul.
COLOURS : Multicoloured on cream, black and red.
STYLE REMARKS: Typical of middle style from 1960-1980. Borders are conventional. Central motif kothaliya no gul is always used for bags.
CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: Used by women to bring personal dowry items such as blouses
CULTURAL REMARKS: This type of bag is used from Iran to Afghanistan to India. It has several names all of which are derieved from Persian word 'bagcho' It was replaced by a theli, a simple shopping bag, as a dowry item in 1970s.
Gupchi Bags, Envelope
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| Category |
Bags |
| Object Name |
Gupchi |
| Sub-category |
Bags, Envelope |
| Provenance |
Beru Ta. Nakhatrana , kutch, Gujarat, India. |
| Search Terms |
Kachhi Rabari
Gupchi
Kutch |
| Technique |
Embroidery :Rabari |
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