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| MATERIALS: Cotton cloth, cotton & rayon thread, mirrors, sequins, tassels. CONSTRUCTION: Hand st., embr : surface satin, interlaced, double btt.hole, Romanian, couched, back, chain st. MOTIFS: Chaki, chalangi STYLE REMARKS: Suf. CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: Bride makes it for the future groom, sent between engagement & wedding in exchange for ornaments, filled with comb, mirror, surma, supario etc. to help him prepare for the marriage. CULTURAL REMARKS: Style of bag widely used, names for it vary, from the Iranian word ''bagcho''. Bagchi, Envelope bag. |
Bagchi
-Tharparkar Regional Arts
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COPYRIGHT INFORMATION ~ When using this image, the credit information should be in the following format: Image courtesy of the Kala Raksha Museum.