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Record 18/65
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MATERIALS: Handloom cotton cloth called doublin. CONSTRUCTION: Hand Block printed, resist dyed ,Chemical dyes possibly wax print.. MOTIFS: Trakandi. COLOURS : Maroon with white. STYLE REMARKS: Unusual formless shape, looks like splattering of paints. CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: Worn as underskirt by elders. Rabaris wear short underskirt under wool skirt, Kanbis wear full length skirt under sadlo. CULTURAL REMARKS: Underskirts are always maroon with white and sometimes also black patterns. Since skirt wasn't plain. Trakandi, Skirt.
Trakandi -Woven, Dyed & Printed Textiles -Copyright Statement
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Last modified on: February 22, 2013