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Accession# MM-009a-b
Artist Maru Meghval
Culture Maru Meghval
Description MATERIALS: Cotton cloth, cotton threads, mirrors.
CONSTRUCTION: Hand st., Embr: double running, satin, cross , btt. hole double btt. hole, Romanian, couched, Interlaced ,chain stitches.
MOTIFS: mod.
STYLE REMARKS: Kharek.
CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: Worn above the elbow between the bangles for modesty, sometimes with decorated tassels.
CULTURAL REMARKS:
Kothaliya, Woman's armbands.

Category Clothing For Women
Object Name Kothalia
Other Name Woman's armbands
Sub-category Blouse Sleeve
Provenance Sumrasar, Ta.Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat , India.
Search Terms Embroidery
Maru Meghval
Kutch
Kharek
Mod
Woman's armbands
1965
Technique Embroidery: Kharek
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Last modified on: February 22, 2013