CUTWORK MOON ASYMMETRIC KOTA TOP, TEA STAIN / BLACK
CUTWORK MOON ASYMMETRIC KOTA TOP, TEA STAIN / BLACK
Silk kota is a diaphanous, graph-paper patterned textile made of tiny woven squares (khat) and hand-woven in pit looms in Kaithoon (near Kota) in Rajasthan, India. The textile is said to have originated in Mysore during the 17th century. Asymmetric top with a combination of moon clamp dyeing, hand-embroidered warli, and hand-cut work.
The art form of Warli originated as early as the 10th century and uses simple geometric motifs to depict community life, celebration and agrarian practices. Warli is a practice of storytelling through visual language and is most often seen in the form of painting, and originally using rice paste of mud walls - but seen here in the form of hand-embroidery work. .Warli has historical roots in Maharashta and Gujarat regions of India.
Made by hand in Gujarat
Dry clean only



