Ajrak textile

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block-printed cloth cultural artifact handicraft traditional textile

Ajrak textile is a traditional block-printed cloth, typically in deep indigo and madder red, that holds cultural and ceremonial significance among Sindhi people and neighboring communities in the Indus region.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Ajrak 3
Ajrak textile canonical 1
traditional Sindhi ajrak 1

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf block-printed cloth ⓘ
cultural artifact ⓘ
handicraft ⓘ
traditional textile ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Baloch communities ⓘ
Indus Valley region communities ⓘ
Kutchi communities ⓘ
Saraiki people ⓘ
Sindhi people ⓘ
communities of Sindh ⓘ
hasDyeSource indigo plant ⓘ
madder root ⓘ
hasMaterial cotton fabric ⓘ
hasMotif repeated symmetrical designs ⓘ
hasPatternType border patterns ⓘ
floral motifs ⓘ
geometric patterns ⓘ
star motifs ⓘ
hasPrimaryColor indigo blue ⓘ
madder red ⓘ
hasRegionOfOrigin Indus Valley ⓘ
surface form: Indus region

Sindh ⓘ
hasSecondaryColor black ⓘ
white ⓘ
isAssociatedWithCountry India ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ
isAssociatedWithDistrict Kutch ⓘ
isAssociatedWithState Gujarat ⓘ
Sindh ⓘ
surface form: Sindh province
isGivenAs gift of honor ⓘ
souvenir ⓘ
isPartOf Sindhi traditional dress ⓘ
isTraditionallyMadeBy artisans ⓘ
block printers ⓘ
isUsedAs ceremonial cloth ⓘ
chadar ⓘ
shawl ⓘ
stole ⓘ
turban ⓘ
isUsedOnOccasion cultural celebrations ⓘ
religious festivals ⓘ
weddings ⓘ
isWornBy men ⓘ
women ⓘ
productionInvolves hand carving of wooden blocks ⓘ
multiple washing stages ⓘ
sun drying ⓘ
symbolizes Sindhi identity ⓘ
heritage of the Indus region ⓘ
hospitality ⓘ
respect ⓘ
usesTechnique block printing ⓘ
natural dyeing ⓘ
resist dyeing ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sindhi people → hasTradition → Ajrak textile ⓘ
Sindhi people → traditionalDress → Ajrak textile ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ajrak
Shahi Bazaar → typicalGoods → Ajrak textile ⓘ
this entity surface form: traditional Sindhi ajrak
Sindhi topi → associatedWithGarment → Ajrak textile ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ajrak
Sindhi Cultural Day → hasSymbol → Ajrak textile ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ajrak