Record 41/65 |
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Description
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| MATERIALS: Cotton cloth, chemical dyes. CONSTRUCTION: Bandhani, chemical dyed made in two pieces stitched in centre. MOTIFS: Boders of three dots alternating with one dot and flower and vine. Field is grid with circles at joints. COLOURS : Yellow, white, green on maroon and black. STYLE REMARKS: The grid pattern for field is common. Compare to MSC-16, MSC-17 and MSC-41. Bandhani was later copied in cheaper block print See MSC-16. CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: This more elaborate bandhani was worn on special occasions. CULTURAL REMARKS: Colour scheme is same as bagido, yellow and green dyes were applied after opening bandhani. These dyes are fuitive. This bandhani employs some double tying of dots. Motichur. |
Motichur
-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.