Kachchh Embroidery - Small Shoulder Bag - Rabari - Sage Wisdom

A beautiful linen shoulder bag with delightful Rabari embroidery.  Easy zipper closure with a zip pocket inside and on the back. It is the perfect size for all your necessities. 

Embroidery is an integral part of Kachchhi Rabari life. Their stitchwork combines mirrors of many shapes: squares, triangles, diamonds, rectangles and circles. This unusual play with shaped mirrors is unique to Rabari embroidery.

These embroideries bring the richness of desert cultures into your hands — heirlooms for the future. Each embroidery is a unique expression of the woman who made it. No two are the same.

Size is approx. 7" x 9", strap drop 23".

Features: Single-sided traditional embroidery on a linen bag. Zipper closure, zip pocket inside and on the back, with a linen strap. 

Note: Each embroidery piece is one of a kind.

*Embroidery varies - you will receive one of the pieces shown in the last image.

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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.