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| MATERIALS: Cotton cloth, rayon threads, mirrors CONSTRUCTION: Machine st, emb: surface satin, double buttonhole, interlaced, Romanian, couched, cross chain stitches MOTIFS: Mod, dhingali, mor golado, laher STYLE REMARKS: Suf; modern rendition of traditional motifs; interlaced stitch seems done by different artisan. CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: Traditional garment for married woman; sleeves short to accommodate bangles; colour palette specific to community; blouses less of ten done in suf styles. CULTURAL REMARKS: was never worn; by the time completed, embroidered blouses were out of fashion. Kapadu, Woman's Blouse. |
Kapadu
-Tharparkar Regional Arts
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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.