A burgundy silk Parsi 'Gara' sari with white Chinese embroidery, Surat, circa 1920. the silk gauze with overall satin-stitched design of scrolling peonies and birds, with integral embroidered borders, 114 by 580cm These saris were embroidered by Chinese artisans in Surat or in China for export and were made for the Zoroastrian Parsi and Irani women of the Indian subcontinent to wear on special occasions. The Parsis were non-Muslim Persians that were driven away from Iran when it became Islamic..
A burgundy silk Parsi 'Gara' sari with white Chinese embroidery, Surat, circa 1920. the silk gauze with overall satin-stitched design of scrolling peonies and birds, with integral embroidered borders, 114 by 580cm These saris were embroidered by Chinese artisans in Surat or in China for export and were made for the Zoroastrian Parsi and Irani women of the Indian subcontinent to wear on special occasions. The Parsis were non-Muslim Persians that were driven away from Iran when it became Islamic..
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