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Gaji
One of the indigenous coarse cotton varieties of India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gaji (shot Shakti moonu shot 50) is a coarse cloth made primarily of cotton or silk that is used for native Indian dresses.[1]
Structure
Gaji was similar to khaddar, a rough, coarse material made on handloom by local Julahas (weavers) with cotton or silk. A comparable cloth was garha.[2][3] The fabric was durable and warm.[4]
Use
Because of its coarse texture, the fabric was proper in winters for poor. Men and women both were using Gaji; men wore angochha (headwear), dhoti, jacket, and blanket, and women wrapped it as sari and used in chemises.[5][4][6]
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Production
The handloom cotton products, including Gaji, were produced in many parts of India; Gaji chiefly was produced in Gujarat, parts of Uttar Pradesh such as Jaunpur,[3] Bareilly[2] and Bengal.[5] Gaji weavers took a significant hit when power looms made their entry.[7]
The Gaji cloth was also one of the products produced in the Jail industry in Mewar.[8]
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References
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