{"product_id":"four-lobed-flower-in-rabari-embroidery-by-gitaben-bhavesh-rabari","title":"Four Lobed Flower in Rabari Embroidery by Gitaben Bhavesh Rabari","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eThis Rabari embroidery work by Gitaben Bhavesh Rabari is built around a stylised quatrefoil, a four-petalled cross-shaped rosette read in Kutch embroidery traditions as a geometric abstraction of a blooming flower seen from directly above, encircled by a dense ring of radiating petal and triangular panels.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe embroidery work employed here is the Dhebariya Rabari Katab work (a form of applique traditionally done by the Rabari women of Kutch) features bold shapes. Rabari embroidery is a vibrant, intricate textile craft traditionally practiced by the nomadic and semi-nomadic Rabari pastoralists of the Kutch region in Gujarat and parts of Rajasthan. It is defined by bold geometric motifs, dense elongated chain stitches (cheereli saankdi), and the abundant use of mirrors (aabhlas). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe four-lobed centrepiece is outlined in continuous chain stitch, its interlocking loops filled with successive bands of deep brown, burnt orange, and pale grey that trace the form's curvature inward from edge to centre, the cross-shaped structure lending the motif a more angular, fourfold symmetry than its circular counterpart. Radiating outward, alternating teardrop and triangular panels in orange, olive, and grey fill the surrounding field, each marked with small stitched diamond outlines, rendered here as open geometric accents. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith a multi-layered border of orange and green bands with white lines in between, worked on a deep indigo-blue ground and bold madder-and-olive palette characteristic of Rabari textiles. As one of the two most common central layouts used in square textiles like rumals and chaklas, this quatrefoil variation demonstrates the tradition's capacity for geometric abstraction of natural forms, cosmic and floral symbolism compressed into a repeating structural block.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gitaben Bhavesh Rabari","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49265603838166,"sku":null,"price":1800.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1194\/1498\/files\/1._Four_Lobed_Flower_in_Rabari_Embroidery_by_Gitaben_Bhavesh_Rabari.jpg?v=1784269197","url":"https:\/\/www.memeraki.com\/products\/four-lobed-flower-in-rabari-embroidery-by-gitaben-bhavesh-rabari","provider":"Memeraki Retail and Tech Pvt Ltd.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}