734 Vintage Rabari Dowry Bag craft_beadwork The central panel with supplementary

The central panel with supplementary red thread offers a striking contrast to the dark indigo

This pair from Maharashtra is designed like the flower of the onion plant [kaandaa] as that plant grows in the region and is popular in the diet

Lower panels have mirror-work embroidery

Rare supplementary weft weaving that is no longer practiced

Hand done embroidery that looks the same on both sides of the cloth

734 Vintage Rabari Dowry Bag craft_beadwork The central panel with supplementaryVintage Rabari Dowry Bag Age unknown but estimated to be from the 1960s 1970s With inscription 29 inches x 20 inches *** 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