THIS BEAUTIFULLY EMBROIDERED PIECE IS FROM CENTRAL INDIA MADHYA PRADESH VANJARA BHIL GYPSY TRIBE .THIS PIECE IS A HONOR BELT AND IS WORN LIKE SASH AT THE TIME OF MARRIAGES AND CEREMONIES BY THE GROOM OR THE HIGH PRIEST OR THE HEAD OF THE TADA(VILLAGE).THIS ONE IS THE LONGEST PIECE MADE BY THE GYPSIES OR BANJARA PEOPLE THEY HARDLY MAKE ANY THIS THIS SIZE.THESE PIECES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO GET.THE PATTERN OF EMBROIDERY IS CROSS STITCH AND ALL THE COLORS ARE NATURAL DYES FROM STONES AND PLANTS.THE SMALL BRASS BEADS AT THE BOTTOM ARE WAX MOLD MADE AND ARE ALSO VERY RARE
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