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MATERIALS: Cotton cloth, cotton & rayon thread, mirrors, sequins,metal hooks,nickrack. CONSTRUCTION: Machine st.Embr: buttonhole, interlaced, double buttonhole,rope, chain, Romanian ,couched stitches. MOTIFS: Mor, phul. STYLE REMARKS: Pako-khambiri version. Instead of double btt. hole, square, chain & buttonhole stitches are used for filling. CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: Worn over kapadu for modesty by married women, chint cloth used for the back. CULTURAL REMARKS: Stitched closed, although has hook closing, kali one side for easier wear. Kurti, Woman's vest.
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Last modified on: February 22, 2013