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HAND OF GLORY

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A vintage Indian hand-embroidered Gujarati tribal child's dress, the Bandhani (tie-dyed) skirt with an ornately embroidreed bodice and sleeves.


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.


In excellent conditiion, would look wonderful framed.

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    • Price: £120.00
    • €138 Euro
    • $159 US Dollar
  • Location: Wiltshire