Notes on Culture & Antique Art, Ethnic Decor & Vintage Fashion | Wovensouls Art Gallery
Gorgeous dowry bag with dense embroidery and appliqué work.
Used as part of the dowry and used to pack gifts during various ceremonies of the wedding
Debariya Rabari Tribe
Gujarat
Estimated to be from the 1960s-1970s
24 inches x 30 inches
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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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