Kachchh shawl

These are largely woven with Kachchhi motifs in SARLI village of Kutch.

[1] Traditionally Kachchhi weavers belong to Marwada and Maheswari communities.

There are two stories about the migration of weavers into the Kutch region around 500 years ago.

According to the first story a girl belonging to a rich Rabari family was married to a man in Kutch and she was given a weaver in dowry.

This family of weavers grew into a large community in the following years.