Guide String,
A non stretchy cord measured to be the same length as thewarp and placed on the warping reel or frame to be a guide for winding the warp bouts
A non stretchy cord measured to be the same length as thewarp and placed on the warping reel or frame to be a guide for winding the warp bouts
Gujuri,
Heavy pendant worn on the temples by the women of the Lambadi or Sugali tribe. An essential sign of marriage, its absence is a sign of widowhood.
Heavy pendant worn on the temples by the women of the Lambadi or Sugali tribe. An essential sign of marriage, its absence is a sign of widowhood.
Gulbadan,
Silk warp-faced cloth in a multicoloured, vertically striped design. Worn as a turban or sash in Sind, west Rajasthan and Banni Kutch.
Silk warp-faced cloth in a multicoloured, vertically striped design. Worn as a turban or sash in Sind, west Rajasthan and Banni Kutch.
Gule hazara,
Literally thousand-petalled flower, term used for a particular floral pattern employed by the papier mache painters of Kashmir.
Literally thousand-petalled flower, term used for a particular floral pattern employed by the papier mache painters of Kashmir.
Gum arabic,
Natural gum used as a dye base in printing and as a table gum to glue the fabric down onto the neoprene printing surface.
Natural gum used as a dye base in printing and as a table gum to glue the fabric down onto the neoprene printing surface.
Gundano patas,
The Chitrakar or Patua community of West Bengal especially in Midnapur, Murshidabad, Birbhum and Purulia districts, employ bright vegetable colours in their scroll paintings or gundano patas. These depict a single story on the entire scroll. Each scene is bound in a floral border that separates it from the one next to it on the vertical paper panel. These religious themes painted and narrated by the patuas.
The Chitrakar or Patua community of West Bengal especially in Midnapur, Murshidabad, Birbhum and Purulia districts, employ bright vegetable colours in their scroll paintings or gundano patas. These depict a single story on the entire scroll. Each scene is bound in a floral border that separates it from the one next to it on the vertical paper panel. These religious themes painted and narrated by the patuas.
Gunmetal,
A ternary alloy of copper, zinc, and tin; modern gunmetals usually contain less zinc than tin, but some contain equal proportions together with lead, and have a composition such as 85-5-5-5.
A ternary alloy of copper, zinc, and tin; modern gunmetals usually contain less zinc than tin, but some contain equal proportions together with lead, and have a composition such as 85-5-5-5.
Gurz,
The gurz, a mace had a spherical head and several pointed spikes were attached to it. The handle was made of steel and was 90 to 120 centimetres in length. Some gurz were fitted with sword hilts.
The gurz, a mace had a spherical head and several pointed spikes were attached to it. The handle was made of steel and was 90 to 120 centimetres in length. Some gurz were fitted with sword hilts.