Important Notice

SHEKHAWATI, RAJASTHAN, CIRCA 1930
Handspun and handwoven wool, hand embroidered with cotton thread, natural dyes
51 x 81.5 in (130 x 207 cm)

The Bishnois are disciples of Guru Jambheshwar who lived in the 15th century. They follow a set of twenty-nine tenets prescribed to him, which include protecting the environment and all living beings. Today they live mainly in the western Thar Desert; descendants of immigrants from Bikaner, parts of Haryana and Punjab, they are exclusively Jats and Rajputs.

This richly embroidered odhni is embroidered by a woman as part of her dowry. With geometrical designs, largely of diamonds, zoomorphic forms or animals and human figures are visible along the edges.

SHEKHAWATI, RAJASTHAN, CIRCA 1930
Handspun and handwoven wool, hand embroidered with cotton thread, natural dyes
51 x 81.5 in (130 x 207 cm)

The Bishnois are disciples of Guru Jambheshwar who lived in the 15th century. They follow a set of twenty-nine tenets prescribed to him, which include protecting the environment and all living beings. Today they live mainly in the western Thar Desert; descendants of immigrants from Bikaner, parts of Haryana and Punjab, they are exclusively Jats and Rajputs.

This richly embroidered odhni is embroidered by a woman as part of her dowry. With geometrical designs, largely of diamonds, zoomorphic forms or animals and human figures are visible along the edges.