| Accession# |
R-008 |
| Artist |
Dhebaria Rabari |
| Culture |
Dhebaria Rabari |
| Description |
MATERIALS: Mashru cloth, cotton and silk threads, cowries, beads, tassels ans buttons.
CONSTRUCTION: Hand stitched., embroidered with button closing, chain, buttonhole filling, herring bone square chain, detached chain , button hole.
MOTIFS: Ghodi ghoto, popti, Makodiyun, gol tak.
COLOURS : Multicoloured on green and orange.
STYLE REMARKS: Generally, Dhebarias do more beadwork than the other subgroups. The profuse use of buttons is a typical Dhebaria characteristic. Gho0di and ghoto and very fine work are characteristics of Dhebharia Rabari along with detailed finishing.
CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: The ''flying butteress'' shaped bag is used by a groom during wedding ceremonies. Also called a pothu, it holds supari, fennel, etc., which is given to guests.
CULTURAL REMARKS: Embroidered versions are more common. This item is not used by Kachhis. Dhebaria Rabaria lives in proximity to Ahirs and their work shows mutual influence.
Kothalio, Ceremonial bag. |
| Category |
Bags |
| Object Name |
Kothaliyo |
| Other Name |
Grooms Ceremonial bag |
| Sub-category |
Bags, Ceremonial |
| Provenance |
Anjar, Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat. |
| Search Terms |
Dhebaria Rabari
Kothalio
Ceremonial bag
embroidery
Rabari
1955 |
| Technique |
Embroidery : Rabari |
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