| Accession# |
R-129 |
| Artist |
Kachhi Rabari |
| Culture |
Kachhi Rabari |
| Description |
MATERIALS: Mashru cloth, cotton cloth tassel, and strings.
CONSTRUCTION: Machine stitched and quilted. It has chotlo attached at back.
MOTIFS: Laher and chokdi.
COLOURS : Orange and green.
STYLE REMARKS: This particular hat is always done in orange and green.
CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: used by child when he is taken around the fire at Holi in the first year of his birth. Worn by a child during the first Holi after birth, whin he is carried around the by his grandfather. This cap has its Origins in Central Asia.
CULTURAL REMARKS: Style is similar to quilted hat used in central Asia.
Topi, Cap.
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| Category |
Clothing For Men |
| Object Name |
Topi |
| Other Name |
Hat |
| Sub-category |
Headwear |
| Provenance |
Sanosara, Ta. Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat, India. |
| Search Terms |
Kachhi Rabari
Topi
Kutch
cap |
| Technique |
Embroidery:Rabari |
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