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Description
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| 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. |
Kanchali
-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.