704 Vintage Debariya Rabari Trousseau or Dowry Bag Applique & Embroidery

Gorgeous dowry bag with dense embroidery and appliqué work.

Used as part of the dowry and used to pack gifts during various ceremonies of the wedding

Debariya Rabari Tribe

Gujarat

Estimated to be from the 1960s-1970s

24 inches x 30 inches

60 x 76 cm embroidered on both sides

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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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