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Gola

$1,750.00

"Porgai" means pride and dignity — and that is what this association of Lambadi embroiderers has built from their home in the Sittilingi Valley, Tamil Nadu. Today more than 60 women work in a tradition of over 40 distinct stitches, each piece composed without prior drawing, following the artist's instinct around color and form.

In addition to the upfront commission fee, Porgai receives 50% of the profit from the sale of this original work.

  • Hand embroidered cotton textile

  • Custom framed

  • 19 1/2"w × 19 1/2"h outside frame dimensions

  • Ships within 3 business days

Authentication This is a 1 of 1 original co-created by Proud Mary and Porgai.

"Porgai" means pride and dignity — and that is what this association of Lambadi embroiderers has built from their home in the Sittilingi Valley, Tamil Nadu. Today more than 60 women work in a tradition of over 40 distinct stitches, each piece composed without prior drawing, following the artist's instinct around color and form.

In addition to the upfront commission fee, Porgai receives 50% of the profit from the sale of this original work.

  • Hand embroidered cotton textile

  • Custom framed

  • 19 1/2"w × 19 1/2"h outside frame dimensions

  • Ships within 3 business days

Authentication This is a 1 of 1 original co-created by Proud Mary and Porgai.

 
“For us, embroidery is more than tradition. It is an expression of our lived experience in the valley, our relationship with nature, and our pride as Lambadi women.
”
— Porgai Artisans Association
 
 

Meet The Artist

Porgai

Meet Proud Mary artists from the Porgai Artisans Association. Based in the Sittilingi Valley of Tamil Nadu, the artists of Porgai revive the nearly lost tradition of Lambadi embroidery. With a vast stitch vocabulary of over 40 different stitches, Lambadi is a deftly executed art, done without prior drawing, and following the artist’s instinct around color and composition. Vibrant geometric patterns come together with mica mirrors and shells to create this fine folk art of Southern India. 

In addition to their hand-embroidered textile art, limited edition fine art prints of Porgai’s pieces will be available on ProudMary.co - and each piece provides the artist with their first source of passive income.

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