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Accession# MM-010
Artist Maru Meghval
Culture Maru Meghval
Description MATERIALS: Cotton cloth, cotton and rayon threads, mirrors.
CONSTRUCTION: machine st. (edge) , Embr: surface satin, Cretan, double btt. hole, couched, rope, cross double running, satin, romanian.
MOTIFS: Mod, mor, laher, chaki, phali, golado.
STYLE REMARKS: Suf & kharek.
CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: Worn over odhani at wedding , and by newly married bride.
CULTURAL REMARKS: Sodha custom.
Adochhini, Woman's Veil.
Category Clothing For Women
Object Name Abohhini
Other Name Woman's Veil
Sub-category Veil
Provenance Tharad , Banaskantha , Gujrat ,India
Search Terms Embroidery
Maru Meghval
Mod
Woman's veil
Abochhni
Suf
1940
Technique Embroidery: suf
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Last modified on: February 22, 2013