Hand Stitched Vintage Banjara Pillow India (18 x 18)

Hand Stitched Vintage Banjara Pillow India (18 x 18)Pillow repurposed from a vintage banjara bag. Banjara bags are used by the semi nomadic Banjara people of the Kutch. The Hindi word banjara means barren, an apt description for the landscape where they live and tend their cattle. (Banjara people are linked linguistically and genetically to modern day Roma people.) As a bag, now pillow, its large size would indicate its purpose: to hold tools and other important everyday objects. An insert (90 10

Bought from a small family business that has passed down the Otomí technique from generation to generation of women

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Fine handmade brooch - Flaming Heart

a circular pattern on the edges

Banjara bags are used by the semi-nomadic Banjara people of the Kutch

if desired

The writing is charcoal on heathered white/light grey background

Each piece is uniquely made

Mixed fibers including wool yarns

With two front pockets and long ties around the neck and waist for an adjusted fit

Beautiful rose day purse produced in collaboration of three artisans in Guatemala - a weaver

The back is a dark indigo color and this medium-weight quilt could be reversible