Toran, Door Frieze

The custom of hanging a toran, door frieze, over the door lintel is quite common in Western India, particularly in Gujarat and Rajasthan.
This particular piece is made of densely studded glass bead embroidery comprising a horizontal frieze below which there is a row of seven conical pendants. Above the bead frieze there is an additional patchwork cloth frieze. The beaded frieze has seven motifs (from left to right) a chariot, a plant, two girls churning butter, Ganesha, and then repeat of the three motifs before Ganesha in reverse order. The pendants have (from left to right) a tree, a plant, two girls churning butter, a peacock, Ganesha, a tree, and assorted figures.