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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.
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Last modified on: February 22, 2013