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Large Kantha Hand Stitch Patchwork Market Bag

Large Kantha Hand Stitch Patchwork Market Bag

$38.00 USD
$38.00 USD
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Large Patchwork Market Bag with kantha hand stitchwork.

21"x16"

Each bag is unique so color and patchwork will vary.

 

Kantha's History

  • For as many as 500 centuries, poor Bengali women have taken their discarded cloth scraps and sewn them together with a simple running stitch; taking the old and repurposing it into something useful and protective. Far from trend-setting, or even artfulness, kantha was created originally for the most basic and practical purpose: to keep warm.

  • Over time, kantha developed as a generational skill, a craft that could symbolically impart story, desire, and well-wishing for loved ones & gift recipients. Elaborate kantha were made as wedding gifts or gifts for mothers, with stories and wishes weaved in, allowing illiterate women to leave a lasting mark.
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