| Accession# |
R-047 |
| Artist |
Kachhi Rabari |
| Culture |
Kachhi Rabari |
| Description |
MATERIALS: Cotton cloth, cotton threads, mirrors, sequins, synthetic briad and tassels.
CONSTRUCTION: Machine stitched, applique, embroidered; running, detached chain, herringbone, fishbone and interlaced stitches.
MOTIFS: Sudo, phul, poti, kungri, jharmar.
COLOURS : Multicoloured on black.
STYLE REMARKS: sequins and fine line applique are contemporary elements in Kachhi style; the applique emulates embroidery.
CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: Used to decorate a doorway. Applique is most often for everyday use.
CULTURAL REMARKS: Rabaris use a toran as part of a seven piece set that decorates the doorway and walls between outer and inner rooms of their house.
Ghagharo, Doorway decoration. |
| Category |
Household Decoration |
| Object Name |
Toran |
| Other Name |
Doorway decoration |
| Sub-category |
DoorWays\decoration |
| Provenance |
Sanosara, Ta. Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat , India. |
| Search Terms |
Doorway decoration
Toran
Kachhi Rabari
embroidery
applique |
| Technique |
Applique, Embroidery: Rabari |
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