Hand embroidered, Door Hanging, Toran, Kutch (Gujarat)
Kathi Bharat
Dimensions – 55 X 111 CM
An entrance decorationhanging locally known as ‘Toran’ is hand made in Kathi Rajput style embroidery. ‘Toran’ areused to decorate the main entrance of the house. It is considered very auspicious in Hinduism and it is believed that it is to please and attract the goddess of wealth - Lakshmi and also to welcomes guests.
Kathi Bharat done byKathis, Mahajans and Baniaconsidered as one of the oldest forms of embellishment.The mirror work is used in great numbers along withgeometric patterns engulfed between borders constructing checked forms, illustrated by linear long stitches and contrasting colors define the design vocabulary of Kathi Bharat.
Embroidered using multi-color threadsmainly it has mirror embellishments throughout and hanging panels have pom pomsas additional decoration below them.Also, at the center hanging panel it has Ganesha god figure and peacocks on theupper main horizontal panel.
