| Accession# |
MM-014 |
| Artist |
Maru Meghval |
| Culture |
Maru Meghval |
| Description |
MATERIALS: Cotton & metallic threads, beads, metal bells.
CONSTRUCTION: Braided, beaded.
MOTIFS:
STYLE REMARKS:
CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: Worn braided into hair by young women especially at wedding. Among communities of the Thar Parkar there is a tradition of elaborately braiding hair, after treatin it with a solution of methi and sticky grass.
CULTURAL REMARKS: Women also made braided ropes for kapadu, ghaghro ties by sprang technique.
Konkni, Woman's hair ornament. |
| Category |
Ornaments |
| Object Name |
Konkni |
| Other Name |
Woman's hair ornament |
| Sub-category |
Women, hair |
| Provenance |
Sumrasar, Ta. Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat, India |
| Search Terms |
Embroidery
Maru Meghval
Mod
Man's ceremonial scarf
Kutch
Konkni
kankni
1972 |
| Technique |
ornament. |
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