Antique Indian Gujarati Hand Embroidered Shisha-Work Child's Dress
Stock No
HOG2085
2015
- £95.00
- €110 Euro
- $128 US Dollar
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Item Description
An Antique Indian hand-embroidered and hand-sewn child's dress from the Kutch region of Gujarat, probably from the nomadic Rabari tribe. The Bandhani (tie-dyed) green fabric with very finely worked Shisha-work (mirror-work) embroidery to the bodice, cuffs and hem.
A lovely original and well-worn dress suitable for framing.
This child’s dress was likely made in Kutch, in the western Indian state of Gujarat. It is heavily embellished in cotton embroidery and small decorative mirrors, a technique known as shisha. Mirror work embroidery is believed to have developed in Gujarat or present-day Pakistan in the 17th century, and often used small pieces of glistening mica before mirrored glass became widely available. Traditionally, shisha embroidery is worked by women in a domestic setting, many of whom are members of nomadic communities like the Rabaris. In the Rabari community, elaborately adorned children’s dresses known as juladi are made to be worn at festivals, and are treasured and passed down for generations. In addition to its beauty, mirror work is also intended as a way to ward off the evil eye by reflecting bad luck and protecting the wearer.
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Wiltshire, Wiltshire
Period
First quarter 20th Century
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Location
Wiltshire, Wiltshire
Item Location
United Kingdom
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