Accession# |
MM-011 |
Artist |
Maru Meghval |
Culture |
Maru Meghval |
Description |
MATERIALS: Rayon cloth, rayon threads. CONSTRUCTION: Embr : surface satin st. MOTIFS: Mor, golado, jhad, chaki, laher, lathni chokdi, shisho. STYLE REMARKS: Suf-new patterns, and use of only primary stitchaccent stitches discarded. CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: This piece is a product of post migration. The cloth was given to rerugees in camps by the government of India, Primarily to be used as dhotis, the motifs also shows changes after migration and trend to commercialization. CULTURAL REMARKS: Cut from fully embr. piece-probably odhani/abochani or ghaghro. As these pieces rarely survive, it is valuable. Ghagharo pati, Woman's Skirt border. |
Category |
Clothing For Women |
Object Name |
Ghagharo pati |
Other Name |
Woman's Skirt border |
Sub-category |
Skirt border |
Provenance |
Tharad , Banaskantha , Gujarat ,India |
Search Terms |
Ghaghro pati Embroidery Maru Meghval Suf Woman's Skirt border Mor golado jhad chaki laher shisho 1972 |
Technique |
Embroidery: Suf |
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