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Toran

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Accession# MM-020
Artist Maru Meghval
Culture Maru Meghval
Description MATERIALS: Cotton cloth, cotton thread, mirrors.
CONSTRUCTION: Embr : double running, cross, surface satin, Cretan, rope, interlaced, btt. hole, couched stitches.
MOTIFS: Kharek : khambir(chokdi), phali : suf, chaki.
STYLE REMARKS: Antiwala kharek & Suf.
CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: Made in Pakistan
CULTURAL REMARKS: Seems to be work of a learning artisan.
Toran, Doorway hanging.
Category Household Decoration
Object Name Toran
Other Name Doorway hanging
Sub-category DoorWays\decoration
Provenance Pragpur II, Ta. Mundra, Kutch, Gujarat ,India.
Search Terms Embroidery
Maru Meghval
Mod
Doorway hanging
Suf
Kharek
Technique Embroidery :Suf and Kharek
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Last modified on: February 22, 2013