| Accession# |
MM-013 |
| Artist |
Maru Meghval |
| Culture |
Maru Meghval |
| Description |
MATERIALS: Cotton cloth, cotton & silk.
CONSTRUCTION: Handst., embr:surface satin, cretan, interlaced, Romanian, couched, cross, rope stitches.
MOTIFS: Mod, jhad, mor, laher, chaki.
STYLE REMARKS: Suf.
CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: Wrapped around turban and chin of groom as he gives in wedding procession. Given by the brides family.
CULTURAL REMARKS: Pattern of mod-tree-mor is traditional to bukani, used by many communities from Sindh. The name is derived from bo=two, kan=ears.
Bukani, Man's ceremonial Scarf. |
| Category |
Clothing For Men |
| Object Name |
Bokani |
| Other Name |
Man's ceremonial Scarf |
| Sub-category |
Scarf |
| Provenance |
Sumrasar Sheikh, Ta. Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat, India |
| Search Terms |
Bukani
Embroidery
Suf
Maru Meghval
Mod
jhad
mor
laher
chaki
Man's ceremonial scarf
1950 |
| Technique |
Embroidery: Suf |
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