Meet the Artisan
Harkhuben Bhojraj Rabari
Gujurat, India
Harkhuben grew up in a family of camel herders in Sanosara. She learned embroidery from her mother at the age of 15 when it was time to start working on her dowry. Before joining Kala Raksha, Harkhuben earned by embroidering for other Rabaris in Vandh, and then for Gurjari for four years. Through Kala Raksha, she has attended an Entrepreneurial Development program and a design workshop. Harkhuben is skilled at mud relief work, beadwork and appliqué as well as embroidery. Her arts have taken her to Delhi four times, Mumbai three times, Ahmedabad and Bhopal. A good artisan, she says, can innovate as well as execute skillfully. Creative and radical, Harkhuben says that if ...
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Silk Flap Purse with Hand Embroidery, Beadwork and Mirror Work
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- Beautifully hand embroidered silk purse with beadwork and mirror work
- Artisan Design Brand product. An Artisan Design Brand product is not just executed, but designed by the artisan who produced it. Your guarantee of a genuine work of art!
- Certificate of Authenticity signed by the Artisan, included with the product
About this Fair Trade Product
A fashionable silk purse, great for everyday use or for a night on the town. This purse will fit right into your jewelry assortment. The vibrant colors will light up any outfit you wear it with.
This bag is based on the traditional gupchi, an envelope shaped bag, made as part of a woman’s dowry. Different sizes were used to keep different precious possessions. This one is embroidered in the style of Rabaris, camel herding nomads of Kutch. The beaded tassels and wrapped strap are traditional decoration.
About Rabari Embroidery
Rabari embroidery is unique to the nomadic Rabaris. Essential to Rabari embroidery is the use of mirrors in a variety of shapes. Rabaris outline patterns in chain stitch, then decorate them with a regular sequence of mirrors and accent stitches, in a regular sequence of colors. Rabaris also use decorative back stitching, called bakhiya, to decorate the seams of women's blouses and men's kediya/ jackets. The style, like Rabaris, is ever evolving, and in abstract motifs Rabari women depict their changing world. Contemporary bold mirrored stitching nearly replaced a repertoire of delicate stitches.
Product Details
- Dimensions: 7" x 8"
- Material: Dupioni silk
- Brand: Artisan Design
- Use and Care: Hand Wash
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