| Accession# |
R-076 |
| Artist |
Kachhi Rabari |
| Culture |
Kachhi Rabari |
| Description |
MATERIALS: Synthetic cloth, cotton threads, cotton threads, mirrors, rickrack and buttons.
CONSTRUCTION: Hand stitched, embroidered: back, square chain, interlaced, couched, back stitches.
MOTIFS: Ardho dhabo, tak bawaliyun, limbudi tak, mokre and devdi.
COLOURS : Red print body, blue edges, multi coloured threads.
STYLE REMARKS: The body of blouse is made from screen print of traditional bandhni. Synthetic versions of traditional cloth were introduced by merchants in 1980's.
CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: Traditionally young girls wore backless kapadu without gathers until they were married.
CULTRUAL REMARKS: Cloth and embroidery style remains same regardless of age.
Kapadu, girl's blouse.
Kapadu, girl's blouse.
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| Category |
Clothing For Women |
| Object Name |
Kapadu |
| Other Name |
girl's blouse |
| Sub-category |
Blouse |
| Provenance |
Vijay,kutch, Gujarat, India. |
| Search Terms |
Kapadu
Girl's blouse
Kachhi Rabari
Kutch |
| Technique |
Embroidery :Rabari |
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