Description

A pair of identical Debariya Rabari Toran banners for doors

Made as part of dowry gifts

Has exquisitely executed motifs

Each is  28 X 25 Inches approximately

Each is 71 cm long

Dense cotton embroidery on thick cotton base. The stitches are so closely done that it appears like rope-work.

Has mirrors

Embroidered on a cotton base. The lapels are made of synthetic material.

Estimated to be from the 1970s

Rabari community

Kutch, Gujarat, India

 

 

 

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This item has spent a lifetime being used for the purpose of its creation with the original artist user. Signs of this life lived heartily may be present on the piece in the form of stains, thread loss, loose threads, holes, tears, color run and other imperfections. Therefore the condition must be assumed to be “not” perfect. More photos of such imperfections will be provided on request.

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