| Accession# |
MM-041 |
| Artist |
Maru Meghval |
| Culture |
Maru Meghval |
| Description |
MATERIALS: Cotton cloth, cotton , metallic, silk & acrylic threads, mirrors, sequins, tassels.
CONSTRUCTION: Hand & machine st.. ,embr:surface satin, interlaced, double btt.hole, chain stitches.
MOTIFS: Laher, golado, chalangi .
STYLE REMARKS: Suf & haramji
CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: Used to cover a bottle of hair oil, part of dowry.
CULTURAL REMARKS: Example of pervading sense of modesty, surmadani legs are similary covered by ghaghro. |
| Category |
Item used in home |
| Object Name |
Shisho Ghagharo |
| Other Name |
Skirt for bottle |
| Sub-category |
Bottle decoration |
| Provenance |
Tharad, Banaskantha, Gujarat, India |
| Search Terms |
Shisho Ghagharo
Embroidery
Maru Meghval
Skirt for bottle
Suf
Haramji
Laher
golado
Chalangi |
| Technique |
Embroidery: Suf & haramji |
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