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Description
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| MATERIALS: Cotton cloth, cotton & silk thread, mirrors, beads, tassels. CONSTRUCTION: Hand st., embr : double running, cross, interlaced, cretan, couched, double btt.hole stitches. MOTIFS: Guli STYLE REMARKS : Kharek. CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: Bride makes it for the future groom, sent between engagement and wedding in exchange for ornaments. Filled with comb, mirror, surma supari etc. to help groom prepare for marriage. CULTURAL REMARKS: Style of bag widely used; names vary, from the Iranian word ''bagcho''. Bagchi, Envelope bag. |
Bagchi
-Tharparkar Regional Arts
-Copyright your Museum
COPYRIGHT INFORMATION ~ When using this image, the credit information should be in the following format: Image courtesy of the Kala Raksha Museum.
COPYRIGHT INFORMATION ~ When using this image, the credit information should be in the following format: Image courtesy of the Kala Raksha Museum.