| Accession# |
R-033 |
| Artist |
Kachhi Rabari |
| Culture |
Kachhi Rabari |
| Description |
MATERIALS: Glass beads, cotton cloth, straw, ring.
CONSTRUCTION:Beaded, simple net and beading directly attached to cloth. Beaded loops attached to bottom.
MOTIFS: None.
COLOURS : Red, green ,and white in net and multicoloured in base.
STYLE REMARKS: Kachhi netting typically is red, white and green, and uses a larger ''deshi'' bead. Style at base is different from net. Used old beads and was probably purchased from Mahajan artisans. And net was later attached.
CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: Hung at the side of a doorway during an auspicious ceremony. A small brass karasiyo is set on the ring, and a beaded coconut put on top of that.
CULTURAL REMARKS: The decorated version is taken from a simple goat hair net hangers that Rabaris use to keep pots of milk out of reach of animals. This was a very old part of the Rabari household. All of the beadwork has gone out of fashion because women have less time for personal work.
Shikki, Ceremonial pot carrier. |
| Category |
Household Decoration |
| Object Name |
Shikki |
| Other Name |
Ceremonial pot carrier |
| Sub-category |
Wall Hanging |
| Provenance |
Bocha, Ta.Mundra, Kutch, Gujarat , India |
| Search Terms |
Shikki
Kachhi Rabari
Ceremonial pot carrier
Beadwork |
| Technique |
Beadwork: Rabari |
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