190 Cotton Ludhi Shawl of the Rabari People

Vintage Indian Cotton Shawl with Rabari embroidery from Gujarat

Cotton Shawl with Embroidered panels at both ends

Red & Orange borders.

Embroidery is from the Vagadia Rabari group

Age unknown but the embroidery is stimated to be from the 1960s-1970s while the base cloth appears to be a recent addition or replacement

Minor stains on the black.

 108 x 224cm

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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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