Sindhi Gaj
Gaj, Gajj or Guj are very traditional embroidered tunics of Sindhi women from Sindh,[1] it is rich embroidery with mirrorwork, pompoms, sequins, cowries, shells, beads and buttons over the woman's shirt; it usually covers the area starting from the neck up to the stomach.[2][3][4] It incorporates a variety of stitches and colors.[5][6] Sometimes, it is made on a separate piece of cloth and then attached to the garment.[7][8][9] The style and patterns of embroidery on Gaj are usually two square, circular, or heart-shaped blocks on each side and an arrow-like straight line in between. Other styles have one block on both sides on the yoke, and horizontal and vertical lines in front; the arms and borderline are also embroidered,[10][11][12] there are also many other styles, stitches, and colors of Gaj embroidery specific to each region and tribe of Sindh.[13][14][15] The Larai jats of Lar region call it "Aggoti". A single Gaj can take months or weeks to complete.[16][17][18]
Gaj was usually worn on special occasions, but in the past it was also worn as everyday outfit,[19] today it is only worn on Cultural days or at any Cultural event by Sindhi women. Some women still wear minimally Gaj-embroidered yokes and necklines called Galo and Gichi[20] with mirrorwork on modern-style clothes.[21]
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- ↑ Salman, Peerzada (2020-11-06). "Gaj opens at Mohatta Palace Museum". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ↑ Leghari, Saba Qayoom (2019-06-29). "Evolution of Mirror Embroidery in Two Villages of Sanghar Sindh".
- ↑ IVS, Textile Resource Centre (2020-12-30). "INDIGENOUS CRAFT BELONGING TO SINDH, PAKISTAN". Medium. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ↑ Askari, Nasreen; Crill, Rosemary (1997). Colours of the Indus: Costume and Textiles of Pakistan. M. Holberton. ISBN 978-1-85894-045-8. Search this book on
- ↑ Allānā, G̲h̲ulām ʻAlī (1986). Sindi Culture: A Preliminary Survey. Indus Publications. p. 37. Search this book on
- ↑ Quddus, Syed Abdul (1987). Pakistan from Khyber to Karachi. Islamic Book Center. ISBN 978-969-436-008-9. Search this book on
- ↑ IVS, Textile Resource Centre (2020-12-30). "EMBROIDERIES OF SINDH". Agha Hasan Abedi Textile Resource Centre, Department of Textile Design, Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ↑ IVS, Textile Resource Centre (2021-01-01). "THE EXQUISITE CRAFTS AND TEXTILE CULTURE OF SINDH". Medium. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ↑ SHAH, MUSHTAQ ALI (2014-11-13). Mystic Melodies: Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai. AuthorHouse. ISBN 978-1-4969-9607-7. Search this book on
- ↑ "Karachi hosts three-day Sindh craft festival - LifeStyle". Dunya News. 2008-02-14. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ↑ Burton, Sir Richard Francis (1851). Sindh, and the Races that Inhabit the Valley of the Indus with Notices of the Topography and History of the Province. Wm. H. Allen. p. 417. Search this book on
- ↑ Pakistan Quarterly. Pakistan Publications. 1960. p. 36. Search this book on
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- ↑ IVS, Textile Resource Centre (2020-12-28). "Traditional Textiles of Sindh". Medium. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ↑ "Mohatta Palace | exhibitions". www.mohattapalacemuseum.org. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
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