| Accession# |
R-122 |
| Artist |
Dhebaria Rabari |
| Culture |
Dhebaria Rabari |
| Description |
MATERIALS: Cotton cloth, cotton and silk threads and mirrors.
CONSTRUCTION: Hand stitched, embroidered, square chain, detached chain, buttonhole filling, buttonhole, interlaced, herringbone and double buttonhole stitches.
MOTIFS: Popti, goltak and gotto.
COLOURS : Multicoloured on red .
STYLE REMARKS: Sudo and gotto are derieved from Mochi embroidery. Note that hindoni and mirror are done with two different technique.
CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: The piece is specifically designed to fit the triangular shape at the back of a camel saddle. It is particular to Dhebarias.
CULTURAL REMARKS: For ceremonial occasions, a camel was elaborately decorated with set of embroidered, appliqued and twined trappings.
Thalu, Camel saddle decoration. |
| Category |
Animal Trappings |
| Object Name |
Thalu |
| Other Name |
Camel saddle decoration |
| Sub-category |
Camel |
| Provenance |
Badroi, Kutch, Gujarat |
| Search Terms |
Thalu
Animal Trappings
Camel Saddle Decoration
Dhebaria Rabari
Embroidery : Rabari
Badroi, Kutch, Gujarat, India.
1955 c. |
| Technique |
Embroidery:Rabari |
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