Black - Kutch Ahir Embroidery Mashru Silk Sling Bag

Ahir embroidery is mostly bold and their motifs are geometric shapes, floral patterns, animals and birds. Their embroidery also has Krishna motifs. Their style predominantly has an outline called Sankdi around the mirrors with filling stiches called Vano. Characteristically, Ahir embroidery has round mirrors. Yadavas are known as Ahirs in Gujarat. Legend goes that, of the followers of Lord Krishna who left with him from Mathura for Saurashtra, some Ahirs settled down in the Vagad region of Kutch. Traditionally, Ahirs have been cattle herders and a few are shepherds. This is one of the most commercialised embroidery styles of Kutch.