| Accession# |
MM-021 |
| Artist |
Maru Meghval |
| Culture |
Maru Meghval |
| Description |
MATERIALS: Cotton & polyester cloth; cotton, metallic and rayon threads, mirrors, sequins, beads, tassels.
CONSTRUCTION: Machine st., embr : double running, satin, interlaced, btt hole, Romanian, split stitches.
MOTIFS: Phali - Kharek, chokdi, bevdi phali- kharek, chaki, khambiri mor.
STYLE REMARKS: Kharek-style in color palette of Nagar Parkar edged with bias ''toi'' typical of thar parkar. Artisan tries to show a different pattern in each panel.
CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: Toran used above door for auspicious occassions.
CULTURAL REMARKS: Embr: toran are used by Hindus throughout Sindh, Guj., Raj. Their leaves resemble the original toran-a string of mango or Asoka tree leaves.
Toran, Doorway hanging. |
| Category |
Household Decoration |
| Object Name |
Toran |
| Other Name |
Doorway hanging |
| Sub-category |
DoorWays\decoration |
| Provenance |
Tharad , Banaskantha, Gujarat ,India. |
| Search Terms |
Embroidery
Maru Meghval
Mod
Doorway hanging
Kharek
Toran
Pako |
| Technique |
Embroidery :Kharek & Pako |
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