| Accession# |
R-019 |
| Artist |
Kachhi Rabari |
| Culture |
Kachhi Rabari |
| Description |
MATERIALS: Synthetics and Cotton cloth, cotton threads , mirrors, jari, wooden stick.
CONSTRUCTION: Hand stitched, embroidered; chain, interlaced , cretan, buttonhole filling, herringbone and buttonhole.
MOTIFS: Popto, makodiyun, Kangri and Kungri.
COLOURS : Multicoloured on black, red with orange.
STYLE REMARKS: Embroidery is traditional.
CULTUIRAL SIGNIFICANCE: The fan relates to royalty. Used ceremonially during wedding rites. Rabari also used beaded fans Used among other communities who originated in Rajasthan.
CULTURAL REMARKS: Also made in beadwork. Seer-25. The Vinjhano went out of use by 1960.
Vinjano, Fan. |
| Category |
Household Decoration |
| Object Name |
Vinjano |
| Other Name |
Fan |
| Sub-category |
Hand Fan |
| Provenance |
Pacharia, Ta.Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat , India |
| Search Terms |
Vinjano
Kachhi Rabari
Fan
Embroidery
Rabari
1955 |
| Technique |
Embroidery : Rabari |
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