ODHINI WITH GEOMETRIC PATTERNS AND SKIRT BORDERS WITH ARCHITECTURAL MOITF
KUTCH, CIRCA 1930 a) Handspun and handwoven khadi fabric, hand embroidered with cotton thread, natural dyes, mirrors 54 x 82.5 in (139 x 210 cm) b) Handspun and handwoven khadi fabric, hand embroidered with cotton thread, natural dyes, mirrors 16.75 x 125.5 in (43 x 319 cm) c) Handspun and handwoven khadi fabric, hand embroidered with cotton thread, natural dyes, mirrors 16.5 x 66.75 in (42 x 170 cm) (Set of three) The neat and symmetrically embroidered odhni is of an extremely fine quality. It is the work of women from the well-to-do farming communities of Kutch. The central motif is a circle, around which a diamond is created with lines radiating out in small mirrors. Around this are neatly arranged patterns of squares and circles filled with mirrors, giving an ethereal shimmer-like effect to the fabric when draped. The two skirt borders (b and c), from Abdasa, in western Kutch, are similar in design. At the bottom edge is a border with a row of grid-like squares each with a crossed pattern with a central motif of a flower or a mirror. Above this is a row of architectural forms mimicking buildings with elongated roofs, perhaps alluding to the temple shikhar or tower form. Embroidered over this is a row of triangles almost resembling flags or banners that sometimes hang outside places of worship. Placed around these are small flowers and circles. The patterns were generally block-printed on the fabric before women embroidered them; the wooden blocks were carved by men.
KUTCH, CIRCA 1930 a) Handspun and handwoven khadi fabric, hand embroidered with cotton thread, natural dyes, mirrors 54 x 82.5 in (139 x 210 cm) b) Handspun and handwoven khadi fabric, hand embroidered with cotton thread, natural dyes, mirrors 16.75 x 125.5 in (43 x 319 cm) c) Handspun and handwoven khadi fabric, hand embroidered with cotton thread, natural dyes, mirrors 16.5 x 66.75 in (42 x 170 cm) (Set of three) The neat and symmetrically embroidered odhni is of an extremely fine quality. It is the work of women from the well-to-do farming communities of Kutch. The central motif is a circle, around which a diamond is created with lines radiating out in small mirrors. Around this are neatly arranged patterns of squares and circles filled with mirrors, giving an ethereal shimmer-like effect to the fabric when draped. The two skirt borders (b and c), from Abdasa, in western Kutch, are similar in design. At the bottom edge is a border with a row of grid-like squares each with a crossed pattern with a central motif of a flower or a mirror. Above this is a row of architectural forms mimicking buildings with elongated roofs, perhaps alluding to the temple shikhar or tower form. Embroidered over this is a row of triangles almost resembling flags or banners that sometimes hang outside places of worship. Placed around these are small flowers and circles. The patterns were generally block-printed on the fabric before women embroidered them; the wooden blocks were carved by men.
Lot
33
of
82
WOVEN TREASURES: TEXTILES FROM THE JASLEEN DHAMIJA COLLECTION
19-20 OCTOBER 2016
Estimate
Rs 4,00,000 - 6,00,000
$6,065 - 9,095
Skirt Borders And Odhni