| Accession# |
R-025 |
| Artist |
Hasuben Jakhubhai |
| Culture |
Kachhi Rabari |
| Description |
MATERIALS: Buttons, tassels, cotton cloth, beads, sequins, metal frame, net.
CONSTRUCTION: Hand stitched, three bead net.
MOTIFS: No
COLOURS : Multicoloured with white predominant.
STYLE REMARKS: Beadwork is practiced in all three subgroups. Kachhi style is simpler, while Dhebaria tends to be more elaborate.
CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: The fan ralates to royalty. Used ceremonially during wedding rites. Rabari also used embroiderd fans Used among other communities who originated in Rajasthan.
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.
Vinjano, Fan. |
| Category |
Household Decoration |
| Object Name |
Vinjano |
| Other Name |
Fan |
| Sub-category |
Hand Fan |
| Provenance |
Gada, Ta.Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat , India |
| Search Terms |
Vinjano
Kachhi Rabari
Fan
beadwork
Hasuben Jakhubhai
1975. |
| Technique |
Beadwork : Rabari |
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