961 Vintage Rabari Embroidery from Kutch Gujarat - Chaakla Pair design_inscription Swat shawls are rare -

Swat shawls are rare - but in all my years of collecting

Mid-Late 1800s

Antique Tibetan Khampa Nomad's Case to hold B*ll*ts

Dense Embroidery on this Vintage Meenakari Varida Bagh Phulkari

961 Vintage Rabari Embroidery from Kutch Gujarat - Chaakla Pair design_inscription Swat shawls are rare -Superbly Embroidered Chaaklas, Chaakdas or square decorative patches Used as wall art in traditional Rabari homes Cotton base and most probably all cotton threads. Superbly executed extremely dense embroidery that at first glance could be mistaken for applique or rope work Such fine work is no longer made. Artworks of this quality were usually given as dowry. Rabari Tribe Kutch, India Estimated to be from the 1970s Each is about 22inches x 22inches in