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The distinctive style of Appliqué embroidery is a specialty of the “Darji” (Tailor) community of Pipili in Orissa State. Originally used in festivals now finds a way into our home too. The Craft involves embroidering and stitching of small pieces of coloured cloth with motifs of flowers, animals, village scene and traditional designs on to a larger base cloth. The cloth used for patch as well as base is cotton with different colour combinations.

Appliqué trade has turned out to be the trade which has employed largest number of rural women artisans of Orissa.

As each is hand made, each is unique in how the colours are used in the parts of the applique.

Length: 135cm

Width: 52cm