Record 9/65 |
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Description
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| MATERIALS: Cotton cloth. CONSTRUCTION: Handblock printed, resist chemical dyed. made in two parts and stitched together.. MOTIFS: Chuni border, jharmar, kharek, chuni no thar and gul. COLOURS : black, maroon and orange.. STYLE REMARKS: All the prints are traditional to this piece. Patterns seem to be based on Bandhani. Same design is also done in yellow instead of orange. CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: Worn by Maldhari, jats and Meghvals for everyday. The name for the piece varies per community. Jats call this piece Matheran while Maldharis and Meghvals call it Gandhi. CULTURAL REMARKS: Originally head covering was patterned with Bandhani. Bandhani was block printed before dying. Block printsd were later introduced as cheaper alternatives. Matheran. |
Matheran
-Woven, Dyed & Printed Textiles
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COPYRIGHT INFORMATION ~ When using this image, the credit information should be in the following format: Image courtesy of the Kala Raksha Museum.
COPYRIGHT INFORMATION ~ When using this image, the credit information should be in the following format: Image courtesy of the Kala Raksha Museum.