Kanjari

Name/Title

Kanjari

Entry/Object ID

2023.3.449

Description

Blouse piece. Pakko Embroidery, Collected from Raisiputra village near Khavdah, incorporates a traditional Jat design probably because she saw and admired it. Bought from the maker's daughter whose dowry it was a part of and not needed since she is married.

Acquisition

Accession

2023.3

Source or Donor

Vickie Elson

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Vickie Elson

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown Maker

Time Period

Mid-20th Century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Village

Khavda

Region

Gujarat

Country

India

Culture/Tribe

Raisiputra

Dimensions

Width

67.5 cm

Length

69 cm

Material

Cotton, Silk thread, Mirror

Provenance

Notes

Gift of Vickie Elson. Donated to Tracing Patterns Foundation in 2023.