| Accession# |
R-021 |
| Artist |
Hasuben Jakhubhai |
| Culture |
Kachhi Rabari |
| Description |
MATERIALS: Cotton cloth, glass beads, tassels, glass bottle.
CONSTRUCTION: Hand stitched, beaded, three bead net. Top and bottom have three dimensional beaded construction.
MOTIFS: Geometrical net.
COLOURS : Multicoloured with white predominant.
Shisho bottle decoration
STYLE REMARKS: Beadwork is practiced in all three subgroups. Kachhi style is simpler, while Dhebaria tends to be more elaborate.
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 available or are too costly.
Shisho, Bottle decoration. |
| Category |
Household Decoration |
| Object Name |
Shisho |
| Other Name |
Bottle Decoration |
| Sub-category |
Wall Hanging |
| Provenance |
Gada Ta.Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat , India |
| Search Terms |
Shisho
Household Decoration
Wall Hanging
Kachhi Rabari
Beadwork : Rabari
Gada Ta.Bhuj, Kutch.
1975 |
| Technique |
Beadwork : Rabari |
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