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Khimkhi

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Accession# MSC-047
Artist Khatri.
Culture Kanbi, Sutar, Khatri, Mali, Sutar
Description MATERIALS: Cotton cloth.
CONSTRUCTION: Block printed, resist and direct dyed with chemical dyes.
MOTIFS: Stripes.
COLOURS : Red with white yellow and green stripes.
STYLE REMARKS: This is a replica of a mashru pattern popular in region. This is a cheaper version.
CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: Used to make backless blouse. All of the communities that used it are artisans except Knbis.
CULTURAL REMARKS: Block print was often used to replicate more expensive materials.
Khimkhi, Blouse Piece.
Category Clothing For Women
Object Name Khimkhi
Sub-category Blouse Piece
Provenance Rapar, Kutch, Gujarat, India.
Search Terms Khimkhi
Clothing For Women
Blouse Piece
Kanbi,
kumbhar,
Mali,
Sutar,
Khatri.
Hand Block Print
Rapar, Kutch, Gujarat, India.
1999
Technique Hand Block Print
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Last modified on: February 22, 2013