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MATERIALS: Cotton cloth, cotton & rayon thread, mirrors, sequins, tassels. CONSTRUCTION: Hand st., embr : double running, satin, double btt.hole, Romanian, cretan, couched, interlaced, rope stitches. MOTIFS: Chokdi STYLE REMARKS : Kharek CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: Bride makes it for the future groom between engagement & wedding in exchange of ornaments, sent filled with comb, mirror, surma, supari etc. to help groom prepare for the marriage. CULTURAL REMARKS: Style of bag widely used, names for it vary, from the Iranian word ''bagcho''. Bagchi, Envelope bag.
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Last modified on: February 22, 2013