| Accession# |
MM-061 |
| Artist |
Maru Meghval |
| Culture |
Maru Meghval |
| Description |
MATERIALS: Cotton cloth, cotton & rayon threads, miorrors, sequins, beads.
CONSTRUCTION: Hand st., embr : double running, satin, Cretan, chain, interlaced, couched, square chain, double btt. hole, cross, Romanian stitches.
MOTIFS: Chokdi, phali, gul, bevdi kharek, mor, pako-gul.
STYLE REMARKS: Kharek, pako.
CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: Used above the door for auspicious occassions.
CULTURAL REMARKS: Bias edging ''toi'' is typical of tharparkar region.
Toran, Doorway decoration. |
| Category |
Household Decoration |
| Object Name |
Toran |
| Other Name |
Doorway decoration |
| Sub-category |
DoorWays\decoration |
| Provenance |
Tharad, Banaskantha, Gujarat, India. |
| Search Terms |
Embroidery
Maru Meghval
Doorway decoration
pako
Kharek
toran |
| Technique |
Embroidery : Kharek, pako design. |
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