| Accession# |
MM-029 |
| Artist |
Maru Meghval |
| Culture |
Maru Meghval |
| Description |
MATERIALS: Cotton cloth, cotton thread, mirrors, tassels.
CONSTRUCTION: Machine st., embr : surface satin, double btt.hole, interlaced, cretan, couched, Romanian, rope, herring bone.
MOTIFS: Chaki-suf.
STYLE REMARKS: Suf.
CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: Bride makes it for the future groombetween engagement & wedding in exchange for ornaments, sent filled with comb, mirror, surma, supari etc. to help him prepare for the marriage.
CULTURAL REMARKS: Style of bag widely used, named for it vary, from the Iranian word ''bagcho''. Lining is mill chint, used in Odhanis & skirts.
Bagchi, Envelope bag. |
| Category |
Bags |
| Object Name |
Bagchi |
| Other Name |
Envelope bag |
| Sub-category |
Bags, Envelope |
| Provenance |
Tharad, Banaskantha,North Gujarat ,India. |
| Search Terms |
Embroidery
Maru Meghval
Mod
Bagchi
Envelope bag
suf |
| Technique |
Embroidery :Suf |
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