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SKU: 6807880

SKU# 6807880

Bright peacocks and elephants, birds and flowers in primary colors grace your wall. Small mirrored pieces of metal form the flower centers. Hand-embroidered by women of St. Mary’s Mahila Shikshan Kendra, founded to provide employment for women after local textile mills closed.
  • Hand-embroidered cotton
  • Knotted fringe corners
  • Dry clean
  • Gift card included
  • 39 inches square
  • Made in India

UPC Code: 732919250374

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St. Mary's Mahila Shikshan Kendra

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Artisan Group: St. Mary's Mahila Shikshan Kendra
Country: India

St Mary's Mahila Shikshan Kendra is a women's handicraft organization run by the Dominican Sisters in Gomtipur, Ahmedabad. This area of Ahmedabad, once known for its textile mills, suffered much unemployment since global competition closed the mills in the 1980s. Artisans of St. Mary's create mirrorwork embroidery in the tradition of the Kathiawadis, a craft more than a thousand years old.

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