{"product_id":"992-sold-section-of-a-grooms-kediyu-vintage-rabari-textile-superfine-embroidery","title":"992 SOLD Section of a Groom's Kediyu - Vintage Rabari Textile SUPERFINE Embroidery","description":"\u003cp\u003eDense embroidery on the shoulder-sleeve area with some mirrorwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnce attached but now separated from the plain un-embroidered pleated white lower half that forms part of a kediyu - probably because that portion gets soiled over time. The white is then separated and discarded while the embroidered section is recycled and made into an outfit for a groom of the next generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMinor signs of usage to be expected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEstimated to be from the 1960s-70s\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWill look grand when tailor-made into a jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOr framed as wallart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMUSEUM REFERENCE: A similar kedia (with similar condition issues) from the Debariya Rabari tribe may be seen at the Victoria \u0026amp; Albert Museum, London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLINK: http:\/\/collections.vam.ac.uk\/item\/O438370\/jacket-unknown\/\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"-qt-block-indent: 0; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: #f3f3f3;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e***\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis item has spent a lifetime being used for the purpose of its creation with the original artist\/user. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSigns 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.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003eTherefore the condition must be assumed to be “not” perfect. More photos of such imperfections will be provided on request.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #f3f3f3;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e***\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WOVENSOULS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51629259424034,"sku":"992","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/7855\/files\/IMG_3428.jpg?v=1778544838","url":"https:\/\/wovensouls.com\/products\/992-sold-section-of-a-grooms-kediyu-vintage-rabari-textile-superfine-embroidery","provider":"WOVENSOULS Antique Textiles \u0026 Art Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}