Tobacco pouch

Description

Tobacco pouch of red silk and green cotton embroidered in coloured silks with a design of rosette motifs and lozenge borders, decorated with mirrorwork and edged with clusters of beads and multi-coloured cotton tufts: India, Gujarat, Kutch, Rabari, c. 1960

Museum reference

A.1982.857

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Tobacco pouch

Production information

Kutch, Gujarat, India, South Asia

Date

c. 1960

Style / Culture

Rabari

Materials

Silk, Cotton

Physical description

Red silk and green cotton; embroidered in coloured silks; embellished with mirrorwork discs; edged with clusters of beads and multi-coloured cotton tufts

Collection place(s)

Kutch, Gujarat, India, South Asia

Exhibitions

• Patterns of Life (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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