BANJARA TEXTILES OF INDIA

SHISHA-EMBROIDERED CHAKLA cloth AND TORANS

Intricate mirror work and beadwork have been done in the Gujurat region of India for hundreds of years. The decorative pieces are used for special occasions — weddings, festivals, as ornamentation for animals. They are for good omen or good luck and they show the artistic skills of the woman who does them. The pieces are made for personal use and pleasure, not for resale.

These Indian textiles include a large group of pieces ornamented with shisha embroidery, also called mirror cloth because of the many tiny round mirrors stitched onto the surface, which is then heavily embroidered. These pieces are done by the Banjara, an ethnic group found in the Kutch District of Gujurat and in Rajasthan and form a very important part of a girl’s dowry. This group of chakla cloth and torans includes pieces up to 20 years old. Torans are hanging chakla cloths which can be hung over doors and windows, where the small mirrors are believed to trap or ward off the evil eye. Older embroidered pieces like these became scarce because so many were destroyed by the severe earthquake in Gujarat Province over a dozen years ago.

09-MHI-06b Vintage Banjara chakla cloth.

Banjari vintage chakla cloth 2, view 2

09-MHI-06b Vintage Banjara chakla cloth.

$75.00

09-MHI-06c. Vintage Banjara chakla cloth from Gujarat.

Banjari vintage chakla cloth 3, view 2

09-MHI-06c. Vintage Banjara chakla cloth from Gujarat.

$62.50

09-MHI-08x Vintage Banjara chakla cloth from Gujurat

Banjari vintage chakla cloth 5, view 2

09-MHI-08x Vintage Banjara chakla cloth from Gujurat

$59.00

09-MHI-10a Vintage chakla cloth from Gujarat.

Banjari vintage chakla cloth 4, view 2

09-MHI-10a Vintage chakla cloth from Gujarat.

$65.00

09-MHI-08z Vintage Banjara chakla cloth from Gujurat

Banjari vintage chakla cloth 6, view 2

09-MHI-08z Vintage Banjara chakla cloth from Gujurat

$62.00

09-MHI-04a Vintage toran from Gujurat

Vintage toran 1, view2

09-MHI-04a Vintage toran from Gujurat

$82.50

vintage toran 2, view 1

vintage toran 2, view 2

09-MHI-04b Vintage toran from Gujurat.

$82.50

09-MHI-04c Vintage toran from Gujarat

vintage toran 3, view 2

09-MHI-04c Vintage toran from Gujarat

$82.50

09-MHI-04d Vintage toran from Gujurat

vintage toran 4, view 2

09-MHI-04d Vintage toran from Gujurat

$82.50

09-MHI-04e Vintage toran from Gujurat

vintage toran 5, view 2

09-MHI-04e Vintage toran from Gujurat

$82.50

09-MHI-04f Vintage toran from Gujarat

vintage toran 6, view 2

09-MHI-04f Vintage toran from Gujarat

$82.50

09-MHI-04g Vintage toran from Gujarat.

vintage toran 7, view 2

09-MHI-04g Vintage toran from Gujarat.

$82.50

09-MHI-04o Gujurat toran

vintage toran 8, view 2

09-MHI-04o Gujurat toran

$87.50

06-MHI-10 Vintage Gujurat toran

vintage toran 9, view 2

06-MHI-10 Vintage Gujurat toran

$87.50

09-MHI-04n Gujurat toran

vintage toran 10, view 2

09-MHI-04n Gujurat toran

$78.00

09-MHI-04m Gujurat toran

vintage toran 11, view 2

09-MHI-04m Gujurat toran

$87.50

09-MHI-09z Rare vintage embroidered bag from Gujarat.

Vintage embroidered Indian bag, view 2

09-MHI-09z Rare vintage embroidered bag from Gujarat.

$59.00

09-MHI-09q Embroidered bag from Gujarat.

Beaded Indian bag, view 2

09-MHI-09q Embroidered bag from Gujarat.

$55.00

01-MHI-05 Rare Banjara kantha from Gujurat

Small kantha, view 2

01-MHI-05 Rare Banjara kantha from Gujurat

$32.00

09-MHI-09a Gujurat mirror cloth

Gujurat mirror cloth, view 2

09-MHI-09a Gujurat mirror cloth

$45.00

09-MHI-08 Vintage Banjara chakla cloth from Gujarat.

Banjari vintage chakla cloth 7, view 2

09-MHI-08 Vintage Banjara chakla cloth from Gujarat.

$69.00

09-MHI-09v Vintage Banjara chakla from Gujurat

Banjari vintage chakla cloth 9, view 2

09-MHI-09v Vintage Banjara chakla from Gujurat

$48.00

09-MI-09b Vintage Banjara chakla from Gujarat.

Banjari vintage chakla cloth 10, view 2

09-MI-09b Vintage Banjara chakla from Gujarat.

$48.00

09-MI-09c Vintage Banjara chakla from Gujarat.

Banjara vintage chakla cloth 11, view 2

09-MI-09c Vintage Banjara chakla from Gujarat.

$50.00

09-MI-09d Vintage Banara chakla from Gujarat

Banjara vintage chakla cloth 12, view 2

09-MI-09d Vintage Banara chakla from Gujarat

$50.00

09-MHI-09e Vintage Banjara chakla from Gujarat.

Banjara vintage chakla cloth 12, view 2

09-MHI-09e Vintage Banjara chakla from Gujarat.

$48.00

09-MHI-11 Vintage Banjara chakla from Gujarat.

Banjara vintage chakla cloth 13, view 2

09-MHI-11 Vintage Banjara chakla from Gujarat.

$42.00

09-MHI-08w Vintage Banjara chakla from Gujurat

Banjara vintage chakla cloth 14, view 2

09-MHI-08w Vintage Banjara chakla from Gujurat

$48.00

99-MHI-07 Vintage Banjara chakla

Banjara vintage chakla cloth 15, view 2

99-MHI-07 Vintage Banjara chakla

$42.00

09-MHI-02 Vintage beadwork from Gujurat.

Gujurat beadwork, view 2

09-MHI-02 Vintage beadwork from Gujurat.

$125.00

04-MHI-39 vintage Indian choli or traditional blouse.

choli, view 2

04-MHI-39 vintage Indian choli or traditional blouse.

$65.00