| Accession# |
MM-005 |
| Artist |
Maru Meghval |
| Culture |
Maru Meghval |
| Description |
MATERIALS: Cotton cloth,cotton threads, mirrors, metallic brocade.
CONSTRUCTION: Machine st, Embr: double, running , satin, cross, interlaced , double buttonhole, Romanian, Couched stitches .
MOTIFS: Mod,guli, mor, flowers.
STYLE REMARKS: Kharek-some areas filled with unusual Romanian (?) st.
CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: Traditional garment for married women-sleeves short to accomodate bangles, color palette specific to community.
CULTURAL REMARKS: Wotn with kurti, dress probably originated in Rajasthan.
Kapadu, Woman's blouse.
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| Category |
Clothing For Women |
| Object Name |
Kapadu |
| Other Name |
Woman's blouse |
| Sub-category |
Blouse |
| Provenance |
Tharad, Banaskantha , North Gujarat , India. |
| Search Terms |
Woman's Blouse
Kapadu
Emboridery
Maru Meghval
Kutch
Kharek
Pako
1975 |
| Technique |
Embroidery: Kharek & Pako |
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