Banjara Ghodiyu or Baby Cradle Cloth
Product ID: T031221-045
$995.00
About this piece
A baby’s cloth, dressed like a festival.
Banjara women of Madhya Pradesh, India, made this ghodiyu, or baby cradle cloth, in cotton with cowrie shells in the 20th century. Banjara textiles are commonly built from embroidery, patchwork and shell trim. A red center holds small stitched motifs, ringed by borders of blue, white and yellow florets. A red and white zigzag edge runs around the outside. At each corner dangles a tassel of cowries and colored thread, which rattles gently when the cloth is moved.
About 27 by 30 inches. Pins to a wall and brightens it, nap optional.
