| Accession# |
MM-001 |
| Artist |
Maru Meghval |
| Culture |
Maru Meghval |
| Description |
MATERIALS: Cotton cloth, rayon threads, mirrors
CONSTRUCTION: Machine st, emb: surface satin, double buttonhole, interlaced, Romanian, couched, cross chain stitches
MOTIFS: Mod, dhingali, mor golado, laher
STYLE REMARKS: Suf; modern rendition of traditional motifs; interlaced stitch seems done by different artisan.
CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: Traditional garment for married woman; sleeves short to accommodate bangles; colour palette specific to community; blouses less of ten done in suf styles.
CULTURAL REMARKS: was never worn; by the time completed, embroidered blouses were out of fashion.
Kapadu, Woman's Blouse. |
| Category |
Clothing For Women |
| Object Name |
Kapadu |
| Other Name |
Woman's Blouse |
| Sub-category |
Blouse |
| Provenance |
Tharad, Banaskantha
|
| Search Terms |
Kapadu
Woman's Blouse
Backless blouse
Emboridery
Suf
Maru Meghval |
| Technique |
Embroidery : Suf |
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