Karachi hosts three-day Sindh craft festival
Many skilled handicraft workers participated in Sindh's craft festival including women from the rural areas. Photo: Dunya News
(Dunya News) –Sindh’s department of Culture, Tourism, Antiquities and Archives hosted a three-day festival celebrating the culture of the province.
The festival which kicked off at Karachi’s National Museum of Pakistan displayed unique mesmerising cultural handicrafts of Sindh.
Many skilled handicraft workers participated in Sindh’s craft festival, including women from rural areas. With their expert handicraft work on traditional ‘rilli’– a handmade quilt with intricate needlework, colourful patch work, embroidery and applique, local artisans also participated in the festival.
These ‘rillis’ with beautiful colours were displayed along with Sindhi ‘gaj’ - a dress made of colourful threads and tiny mirrors with painstakingly intricate embroidery, especially worn by brides on their wedding day.
Beautiful Gaj were on display. Photo: Screenshot
Sindhi handcrafted colourful topi were also the centre of attention for many visitors.
Speaking to Dunya News, rilli and gaj makers said that the needlework on rilli and gaj can take up to months or weeks depending on how many women are working on it.
Sindh’s Minister of Culture, Tourism, Antiquities and Archives, Syed Sardar Ali Shah inaugurated the festival. Along with the minister were present some international diplomats.
The festival also featured local musicians performing traditional Sindhi music.
Many culture lovers visited the festival and enjoyed their experience of understanding the Sindhi culture. The festival will end on March 4.
For more on this, watch a report by Dunya News below.
