| Accession# |
MM-032 |
| Artist |
Maru Meghval |
| Culture |
Maru Meghval |
| Description |
MATERIALS: Cotton cloth, rayon, acrylic, metallic threads, mirrors, beads, tassels, sequins.
CONSTRUCTION: Hand st., embr:double running, satin, cross, interlaced, double btt. hole, Cretan, chain, couched stitches.
MOTIFS: Phali.
STYLE REMARKS: Kharek.
CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: Bride makes it for her future groom between engagement & wedding in exchange of ornaments, filled with comb, mirror, surma, supari etc., to help the groom prepare for marriage.
CULTURAL REMARKS: Style of bag widely used, names for it vary, from the Iranian word ''bagcho''.
Bagchi, Envelope bag. |
| Category |
Bags |
| Object Name |
Bagchi |
| Other Name |
Envelope bag |
| Sub-category |
Bags, Envelope |
| Provenance |
Tharad, Banaskantha , Gujarat ,India. |
| Search Terms |
Bagchi
Embroidery
Maru Meghval
Kharek
Envelope bag
phali |
| Technique |
Embroidery:Kharek |
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