| Accession# |
R-134 |
| Artist |
Kachhi Rabari |
| Culture |
Kachhi Rabari |
| Description |
MATERIALS: Cotton and mashru cloth, cotton threads and mirrors.
CONSTRUCTION: Machine ;stitching embroidered, square chain, Cretan, interlaced, double buttonhole, back and herringbone.
MOTIFS: Gol tak, popti, makodiyun, jharmar and tak bawaliyun.
COLOURS : Multicoloured on black. Mashru is red, black. Mashru is red, black, yellow and white.
STYLE REMARKS: Jharmar was traditional for ghaghro. This mashru pattern called 'Kataria' Was used for bride's skirt and groom's salwaar.
CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: Historically, the tailored skirt is probably as old as the wrapped skirt.
CULTURAL REMARKS: Adult Rabaris do not use the stitched skirt. It is used by girls and, among the Kachhi subgroup, brides.
Ghagharo, Skirt. |
| Category |
Clothing For Women |
| Object Name |
Ghagharo |
| Sub-category |
Skirt |
| Provenance |
Kutch, Gujarat, India. |
| Search Terms |
Kachhi Rabari
Ghagharo
Kutch |
| Technique |
Embroidery:Rabari |
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