Raw Banjara Embroidery - Large Rectangle - Warm Earth

A one of a kind Banjara embroidery in its simplest form, where the backside can be admired as much as the front. Look at all that work! This extraordinary piece can be used to adorn your home, a special altar, your clothing or a bag - to be cherished and learned from.

Banjara Embroidery deploys one of the largest stitch vocabularies of any cultural group. Fully committed to strong bold patterns, most motifs are based on a geometry of nested and altered squares. Both mirrors and motifs have auspicious power and are believed to offer protection from harm.

Embroidery size is approx. 11" x 15" (28cm x 39cm)

Features: 100% cotton thread hand stitched on cotton cloth.

Note: Each embroidery piece is one of a kind.

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The language of stitches builds within a community over hundreds of years. It is a source of identity that is transferred from one generation to the next. It is learned in the same way a spoken language is learned; with children sitting beside the adults. In an oral culture the stitched language records everything of importance from the epic to the personal.

Maiwa works with embroiderers through many co-operative structures within India. The women embroider, design, market and innovate as entrepreneur artisans. The goal is financial self-determination and empowerment through education and a clear sense of the value of their work.

Meet the Artisans.