483 Vintage Bishnoi Skirt – Handwoven Wool

Old Skirt of the Bishnoi community.

Wool.

Handwoven coarse base cloth with stripes

Hand woven, hand stitched and hand embroidered

Has a diverse range of motifs that have the same character but are all unique.

Has mirrors

Estimated to be from the 1960s

May have some usage related signs of wear

Rarely found Bishnoi art!

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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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