THIS IS A ORIGINAL PIECE FROM GYPSY'S OF CENTRAL INDIA MADHYA PRADESH .THESE GYPSY ARE KNOWN AS BHIL VANJARA GYPSY TRIBE.THIS PIECE WAS JOINED WITH ROUND HEAD GEAR WHICH IS USED TO CARRY WATER POTS AND THESE PIECES ARE JOINED WITH THE ROUND HEAD GEAR AT THE TIME OF MARRIAGES AND CEREMONIES.THIS IS A EARLY 19TH CENTURY PIECE.THESE PIECES ARE ALSO GIVEN AS DOWRY GIFTS TO THE GIRLS WHO GET MARRIED BY THEIR PARENTS.

THEY USE NATURAL COLORS TO THE DYE THREAD FOR EMBROIDERY.THEY USE NATURAL RESOURCES FOR MAKING THESE COLORS LIKE PLANTS, STONES, RIVER PEBBLES ETC...THIS PIECE HAS MIRROR WORK.

THE PATTERN OF EMBROIDERY IS CROSS STITCH.THESE ARE GREAT COLLECTIBLES FOR ANY COLLECTORS.