| Accession# |
MM-063 |
| Artist |
Maru Meghval |
| Culture |
Maru Meghval |
| Description |
MATERIALS: Cotton cloth,cotton and silk threads, mirrors.
CONSTRUCTION: Hand st., embr : double running, satin, square chain, double btt. hole, back stitches.
MOTIFS: Chokdi-kharek.
STYLE REMARKS: Kharek-unfinished, allows to see method of stitching: 1st half of alekh, then 2nd half. pako type setting of mirrors, double btt. hole, filling areas around mirrors with different length stitches.
CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: Style worn by the people of Sindh, Banniboth Muslims, Hindus-worn with skirt.
CULTURAL REMARKS: Square chain goes with kharek, round with suf.
Khanchali, Woman's blouse. |
| Category |
Clothing For Women |
| Object Name |
Kanchali |
| Other Name |
Woman's blouse |
| Sub-category |
Blouse |
| Provenance |
Banni or Sindh, Pakisthan. |
| Search Terms |
Embroidery
Maru Meghval
Woman's blouse
kharek
Kanchali |
| Technique |
Embroidery: Kharek, Suf & Pako. |
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