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Indian,tribal,mirror,belt,bohemian,vintage Banjara tapestry,kutchi embroidery
$ 26.4
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Description
HEIGHT:- 77 CMWIDTH:- 9 CM
This listing is for a very unique vintage embroidered fabric textile
THIS IS A ORIGINAL PIECE FROM GYPSY'S OF SOUTHERN INDIA .THESE GYPSY ARE KNOWN AS LAMANI GYPSY TRIBE.THIS IS A EARLY 19TH CENTURY PIECE.THESE PIECES WERE STITCHED WITH THE SKIRTS AND WERE USED AS SKIRT BELTS BUT SOMETIME THEY WERE STITCHED DUPATTA WHICH IS A HEAD COVERING PIECE AND THE BELT COMES OVER THE FOREHEAD. THESE PIECES ARE ALSO GIVEN AS DOWRY GIFTS TO THE GIRLS WHO GET MARRIED BY THEIR PARENTS.
THEY USE NATURAL COLORS TO THE DYE THREAD FOR EMBROIDERY.THEY USE NATURAL RESOURCES FOR MAKING THESE COLORS LIKE PLANTS,STONES ,RIVER PEBBLES ETC...THIS PIECE IS WITH MIRROR AND METAL DETAILING THE PATTERN OF EMBROIDERY IS CHAIN STITCH.
THESE ARE GREAT COLLECTIBLES FOR ANY COLLECTORS.