| Accession# |
R-023 |
| Artist |
Hasuben Jakhubhai |
| Culture |
Kachhi Rabari |
| Description |
MATERIALS: Rolling pin, beads, cotton cloth, tassels.
CONSTRUCTION: Hand stitched, beaded, three bead net technique.
MOTIFS:
COLOURS : Multicoloured with white predominant.
STYLE REMARKS: Traditionally Kachhi Rabaris used red, green and white colours. Use of blue is new Beadwork is practiced in all three subgroups.
CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: Everyday objects are covered with beads for show and displayed at festivals and weddings times.
CULTURAL REMARKS: Beadwork is considered precious. Beaded ornaments, especially for children, are today hardly produced. Rabaris consider that good beads are often not aveilable or are too costly.
Velan, Rolling pic decoration.
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| Category |
Household Decoration |
| Object Name |
Velan |
| Other Name |
Rolling pin decoration |
| Sub-category |
Wall Hanging |
| Provenance |
Gada, Ta.Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat , India |
| Search Terms |
Velan
Household Decoration
Kachhi Rabari
rolling pin decoration
beadwork
Bhujodi Ta.Bhuj, Kutch.
1975 |
| Technique |
Beadwork : Rabari |
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