| Accession# |
R-110a |
| Artist |
Dhebaria Rabari |
| Culture |
Dhebaria Rabari |
| Description |
MATERIALS: Cotton cloth, cotton threads, cowries, mirrors, beads and tassels.
CONSTRUCTION: Machine stitched, embroidered, square chain, cretan, buttonhole filling, herringbone and buttonhole.
MOTIFS: Popti, limbudi tak, sudo and gotto.
COLOURS : Multicoloured on black and red.
STYLE REMARKS: Motifs are derieved from Mochi work but in middle period bolder and more abstract.
CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: The camel is the original source of Rabari livelihood and still culturally important. For ceremonial occasions, a camel was elaborately decorated with embroidered, appliqued and twined trappings.
CULTURAL REMARKS: To be used with set of camel trappings.
Gani, Camel necklace. |
| Category |
Animal Trappings |
| Object Name |
Gani |
| Other Name |
Camel necklace |
| Sub-category |
Camel |
| Provenance |
Ratnal, Ta.Anjar, Kutch, Gujarat |
| Search Terms |
Dhebaria Rabari
Gani
Camel knee decoration
Kutch |
| Technique |
Embroidery :Rabari |
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