KASHIDAKARI
WORK - ART & CULTURE
News:
Rajni Shirke Gets
National Award for Weaving Warps and Wefts Of ‘Kashidakari’ Art
What's
in the news?
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There used to be a time when circular
frames, cutters, needles and colourful threads would be in the list of
essentials for every household that had at least one woman of the family used
to do hand embroidery. ‘Kashidakari’,
the art of hand embroidery, is, unfortunately, dying a slow death.
Kashidakari
Work:
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Kashidakari work is done majorly on
objects associated with marriage,
especially gift items and makes use of mirror work along with dense
Kashidakari work and rich colours.
Meghwal:
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The Meghwal
is a community of Rajasthan which is specifically around Bikaner practises
Kashidakari Craft.
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Local women artisans practice this craft
and each related community uses its own combination of materials, techniques
and motifs.
Meghwal
Kashidakari’s motifs:
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Meghwal Kashidakari’s motifs are
predominantly geometric.
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The Meghwal Kashidakari job comes in two
varieties such as
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Kachcho (temporary)
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Pako (permanent)