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MATERIALS: Cotton and mashru cloth, cotton threads and mirrors. CONSTRUCTION: Machine ;stitching embroidered, square chain, Cretan, interlaced, double buttonhole, back and herringbone. MOTIFS: Gol tak, popti, makodiyun, jharmar and tak bawaliyun. COLOURS : Multicoloured on black. Mashru is red, black. Mashru is red, black, yellow and white. STYLE REMARKS: Jharmar was traditional for ghaghro. This mashru pattern called 'Kataria' Was used for bride's skirt and groom's salwaar. CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: Historically, the tailored skirt is probably as old as the wrapped skirt. CULTURAL REMARKS: Adult Rabaris do not use the stitched skirt. It is used by girls and, among the Kachhi subgroup, brides. Ghagharo, Skirt.
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Last modified on: February 22, 2013