984 Vintage Rabari Embroidery Toran Door Decor Textile Art from Gujarat

Long Rabari Toran banner for door

Superbly Embroidered Toran decorative artwork hung above the main door as a form of welcome in traditional Gujarati homes

Embroidery on cotton base. Lapels appear to be synthetic.

Superbly executed extremely dense embroidery that at first-glance could be mistaken for applique or rope-work

Such fine work is no longer made.

Buttons and tassels and mirrors used as embellishments

Artworks of this quality were usually given as dowry. 

Rabari Tribe

Kutch, India

Estimated to be from the 1970s

46 inches x 28 inches

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This item has spent a lifetime being used for the purpose of its creation with the original artist/user. Signs of this life lived heartily may be present on the piece in the form of stains, thread loss, loose threads, holes, tears, color run and other imperfections. Therefore the condition must be assumed to be “not” perfect. More photos of such imperfections will be provided on request.

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