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These textiles were not originally intended to be bought and sold, and are often classified as rural textiles. Embroidery was the most widely used techniques for the domestic and home textiles, but we also find many woven and painted pieces.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><A HREF="javascript:history.back();">&lt;&lt; back</A> | <A HREF="collections6.htm">previous</A> | <A HREF="collections.htm">back to the collections homepage</A></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> </TD> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#F0D9CA"> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P ALIGN="center"><IMG SRC="images/gujarat05.jpg" WIDTH="150" HEIGHT="150" HSPACE="15" BORDER="2"><BR> <FONT SIZE="-2">Embroidered and patch-work<BR> ladies upper garment,<BR> Kutch, Gujarat, 19 century<BR> from the TAPI Collection</FONT></P> </TD> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#F0D9CA"> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <P>&nbsp;</P> </DIV> </TD> <TD VALIGN="top" BGCOLOR="#F0D9CA">&nbsp;</TD> </TR> </TABLE> <TABLE WIDTH="99%" BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="24%">&nbsp;</TD> <TD COLSPAN="2"> <P><SPAN CLASS="footer"><A CLASS="footer" HREF="about.htm"></A><A CLASS="footer" HREF="index.htm">home</A> <A CLASS="footer" HREF="about.htm">|</A> <A HREF="about.htm">about tapi</A> | <A CLASS="footer" HREF="collections.htm">collections</A> | <A HREF="exhibitions.htm">exhibitions</A> | <A HREF="resources.htm">resources</A> | <A CLASS="footer" HREF="feedback.htm">contact us </A>| <A CLASS="footer" HREF="imprint.htm">imprint</A></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN CLASS="footer"><BR> </SPAN></P> </TD> <TD WIDTH="2%">&nbsp;</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>&nbsp;</TD> <TD WIDTH="52%">© 2005-19 TAPI Collection Surat, India</TD> <TD WIDTH="22%"> <DIV ALIGN="right"> </DIV> </TD> <TD>&nbsp;</TD> </TR> </TABLE> </BODY> </HTML>