Traditional Rogan Hand Painted Mashru Shoulder Bag

Fine quality mashru cotton with traditional rogan art hand-painted shoulder bag. Has one zipper pocket with cotton fabric lining inside, ample space to keep most of your essentials. Made by the master artisan Jabbar Khatri from Nirona in Kutch region of Gujarat. The Rogan art of painting is an ancient art over three hundred years old. The traditional Rogan flower motifs and designs speak of a Persian influence and the word Rogan itself means oil-based in Persian. Today, Nirona in Kutch is the only place where this work is created. When castor oil is heated over fire for more than twelve hours and cast into cold water, it produces a thick residue called rogan, which is mixed with natural colours obtained from the earth. With a six-inch wooden stick or pen, the craftperson then draws out from this a fine thread which is painted to the cloth. Rogan painting is delicately and precisely painted from oneand#39;s own creative imagination and is done with total concentration sitting on the floor without using a table-frame or any outline.