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<div>[[File:A traditional shawl maker from Kutch, Gujarat.JPG|thumb|A traditional shawl maker from Kutch, Gujarat]]<br />
A '''Kachchh shawl''' is a traditional [[shawl]] woven in the [[Kutch district|Kutch region]] of the [[Gujarat]], [[India]]. These are largely woven with [[Kutchi people|Kachchhi]] motifs in Bhujodi village of [[Kutch]].<ref name="Times">{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Gujarats-famous-Kutchi-shawl-gets-GI-tag/articleshow/12229455.cms | title=Gujarat's famous Kutchi shawl gets GI tag | publisher=Times of India | accessdate=2 February 2016}}</ref> Traditionally Kachchhi weavers belong to Marwada and Maheswari communities.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.craftcentres.com/shawls | title=Crafts of Kutch | publisher=craftcentres | accessdate=2 February 2016}}</ref> <br />
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Kachchhi shawls have received [[List of Geographical Indications in India|geographical indication]] tag under the [[Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999]].<br />
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==Origin==<br />
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.<ref name="Times"/> The second story is related to [[Ramdev Pir]] who came to Kutch from [[Rajasthan]]. Soon enough some of his followers built a temple in his praise and asked him to bring some of his kin from Marwar, Rajasthan to take care of the temple. This led to the settlement of the Meghwal community of weavers in Kutch.<ref name="Times"/><br />
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== Types of shawls ==<br />
# Embroidered Shawl<br />
# Tie Dyed Shawl<br />
# Stole<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Gujarati culture]]<br />
[[Category:Kutch district]]<br />
[[Category:Culture of Kutch]]<br />
[[Category:Geographical indications in Gujarat]]<br />
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