Raika/Rabari Patiari/Bakla Carpet Weaving - Project Marustali Documentation

Raika/Rabari Patiari/Bakla Carpet Weaving - Project Marustali Documentation

P R O J E C T M A R U S T A L I D O C U M E N T A T I O N
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GURJAR:
RAIKA/RABARI:

Daily life
Daily life

Costume
Costume

Ceremonies
Ceremonies

Dwellings
Dwellings

CAMEL SHEPHERDS GODWARYA CHALKIA RAIKA/RABARI

PATIARI/BAKLA CARPET WEAVING

The heard and flock provide their hair and wool ...

... which is cutted ...

... spinned by hand ...

... made into balls of camel and goat hair ...

... for threads and ropes.

The season comes when the weavers arrive ...

... arranging the warp ...

... in ancient frames ...

... winding the thread into spools ...

... nowadays adding coloured ones.

They start to weave in the morning after lighting the incense for the gods ...

... passing the spool through the warp ...

... beating tight the web ...

... changing the order of the warp with a rod ...

... inserting again the spool ...

... again tigthening the weft ...

... and pushing the rod.

Here is the rod and a comb ...

... the oil to smoth the work.

Counting the threads ...

... to weave ancient patterns ...

The tenter is adjusted to keep stretched the web ...

... the holder-pole moved forward ...

... the work beated ahead ...

... all the frame tightened ...

... the work proceeds.

A costumer arrives to get the piece he ordered ...

... a moment of rest is taken ...

... to sip a hot tea.

To quenche the thirst ...

... the host's wife refills the water-pitch.

Godwar - south Rajasthan, November 2004

Close-up of carpet-centre finishing made by hand

Close-up of carpet's corner loop

Classic Raika's carpet in camel hair: "bakla"

Close-up of "bakla": carpet of camel hair

Bakla-carpet with goat hair (black thread) decoration

Close-up of classic bakla-carpet

Classic Raika's carpet in goat hair: "patiari"

Patiari of mixed camel (beige) goat (black) hair and wool (white): simple new model

Bakla-carpet in the new style with coloured synthetic threads

Patiari-carpet in the new style with coloured synthetic threads

Raika at meeting take place on traditional patiaris and baklas. Godwar 2001

GURJAR:
RAIKA/RABARI:

Daily life
Daily life

Costume
Costume

Ceremonies
Ceremonies

Dwellings
Dwellings

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