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REGISTERED No. D. 221

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART I—Section 1

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 199] NEW DELHI, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5,1970/AGRAHAYANA 14, 1892

Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation.

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE

PUBLIC NOTICE

EXPORT TRADE CONTROL

New Delhi, the 5th December, 1970

SUBJECT.—Exports of certain traditional cotton textile products, viz., "India Items", to the United States of America under the Indo-U.S. Agreement for international trade in cotton textiles dated September 28, 1970,

No. P.N.(U.S.A. Licensing) /5 of 1970.—An agreement between India and the United States was signed on September 28, 1970, covering exports of various cate- gories of cotton textiles—mill-made and handloom products and certain items cate- gorised as "India Items"—to USA. The agreement is valid from October 1, 1970, to September 30, 1974.

2. "India Items" are those items that are uniquely and historically traditional Indian products cut, sewn or otherwise fabricated by hand in cottages, units of the cottage industry. They are limited to the products listed in enclosure 'A' to this Notice and to such other items as may be agreed upon from time to time.

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3. The exports of "India Items" to the United States are under the terms of the Indo-US. agreement free from any quantitative restrictions. As such, thes* Items will, until further orders, be allowed to be exported to USA freely, without licensing or quantitative restrictions, against certificates issued by offices of the All India Handicrafts Board.

4. Details of procedure for the certification will be Issued by the certifying authority, namely, the All India Handicrafts Board.

5. This supersedes Public Notice No. l-HB(PN)/70, dated the 8th November, 1970, Issued by the Ministry of Foreign Trade (All India Handicrafts Board).

"India items" are those items that are uniquely and historically traditional Indian products cut, sewn or otherwise fabricated by hand in cottages, -units of the cottage-industry. They are limited to the products enumerated below and such other items as may be agreed upon from time to time.

list of India Items

I. Kathiawar Mirrored Kurta

A kuita is a loose fitting almo&t stmigr.t lire U r ic Thiakurtaia intricately embroidered with tiny mirrors and in a myriad of colours.

. A Churidar is a pair of troupers loose at waist with citlcr 2. Embro:dered Churidar Set

drawstring or hooks and taperingto atight fit at ankle. The set is traditionally a Moghul costume, worn by Indian women since the 16th century consisting of a kurta, a churidar and a dupatta3 an oblong scat of self material.

A kurta, delicately embroidered with wooden beadsi Wooden Beaded Delhi Kuua

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well known in Delhi and adjoining districts.

A traditional vest worn loosely, without buttor s, over Minorcd Jawahar Jacket

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the kurta, by men and women.

A kurta peculiar to the Delhi region, heavily laden Delhi Embroidered Kurta

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with embroidery.

6. Madras Striped Embroidered

Kashmir Pherc on

A full length dress looser and longer than the kurtaj- worn originally by the Kashmiris of Northern India. The flora and fauna for which this region is well known is depicted in the intricate emboridery done around the neck of this costume. Sleeves are three quarter length or short.

Short and Long Anghorkha

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A traditional region Moghul dress, open down the front, with decorative string or gibbon used as the closure at the side and centre. Can be either short medium or long. This is a unisex dress and cornea in short and long sizes. The print is by hand under the bandini method.

8. Bandini Kurta . . . A kurta with the pattern woven into the cloth rathei

than printed.

Bagal Bandini

A croas between an anghorkha and kurta with a wrap 9- J

around effect and tied at the aide.

1 0. Kalmakari Kuita .

A kurta made out of cloth utilizing the traditional art of printing in which the print is carefully wrought by hand and vegetable dyes are used for color. Tho tradition of weaving chain buttons has been handled down by royal dynaaties who wore buttons made of gold and studded with precious stones.

L n ? w:i? skirt with drawstring, withheBVy em- I I.

broidery and minror work.

12. Kiic'i EnVaidred C;nli Inci-ioucly ern'oidcred tight fitting blouse with tiny mirrors. Worn on festive occasions by Kutch wo- men.

Lucknavl C'lifcin Kurta

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Hind-cm-oidered kurta ofsheest cotton,traditionally worn, by men of Northern India, now become a unigcx dress.

Lungi

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A wrap around cylindrical long gkirit of hand woven material usually worn With matching kurta or choli.

A version of the kurta in a heavier hand woven cot- 15. Madras Short Kurta

ton.

UuiUy I.13;; fi'ting trouse-sln printed cloth. L"js 16. Pointed SlUvir

miy b^ straight or big;y at the thighs,

A sp:;ial version of the kurta in Sanganeer printed . Singaaeer Printed Kurta

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cotton specially worn in Rajasthan.

Philfciri Ku-ta and GHagra

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A kurta aidfor ghiera made out ofphulkari—a cloth \VJ vzn with multi-coloured threads which from the essential pirtofthe bridal trousseau in the Punjab.

T'n.2 angh.irk'ia (as in 7) in ribbed cotton wort in 19.

Rajasthan

Enbroidsrsd Ribbed C°:cen Adshorkha

Himroa Shawl

A ja;qaard wsave with overall design, traditionally worn in Hyderabad, used to cover the body, espe- cially in winter.

S I. Choli

Traditional tight fitting upper piece of a costume and an essential accessory to be worn with saris or ghat- ras or ghararas.

2 2. Ghagra or Pavadai

Long, wide skirt with drawstring or hooks, often in two- piece ensembls and often as an accessory worn with the sari.

Dupatta

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The oblong 8carf usually about 4 feet long worn by the women along with the kurta and chuddar. Can be plain or printed but will match part of the en- semble.

Tiilllis

. (Totcbags, purses and bags) accessories to traditional Indian native dresses. Known as chakla thailas, phulkarithallis, kalamkara thailis, kashmir crewel work thailis, beaded and mirror work thailis.

Toran . . .. Along embroidered strip having a door's width with embroidered flap's or bita of patterned /cloth used to decorate the area above a door or window. Fine embroidered pieces characterised by spontaniety and rythm connected with falk art. Originated Kathiawar Gujarat State. (West Coast of India).

*5. Plvilkwi . . .. A decorative cloth used as wall hanging. The base of the embroidery is rough—spun cotton fabric. Close darning stitch employed with strands ofuntiwisted silk to make the flower lite embroidery.

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, Cylindrical handling with hand-made applique work. Traditional from South Indian Temples- Used as decoration hanging from ceilings or in doorway* for gala affairs.

28. Puri Shatta . . . Flat, highly decorative applique umbrella with wooden¹

centerpost. Used along with thombai.

Gabbau

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Embroidered floor covering, using waste rags. Usu- ally embroidered on a jute base with cotton backing, peculiar to Kashmir region.

Samiana

Applique canopy or awning used as ceiling decora- 30

tion.

30 Kalamukari. .

. Hand-printed wall piece depicting religious charac- ters. These cloths, done on hand-loomed fabrics, are purchased more specially at the time ofreligious- fcstivaU which take place periodically at Kalahast.

33. Chakla

Wall hinging—framed and unframed (Kutch emb- roidery), also known as kanby embroidery. In- tewprcsed mirror and interlaced stitchca.

33. Hmi-printeJ Bitik Wall Piece Wall hanging painted completely by hand using: specially made vegetable dyes. The designs arer usually mythological narrations and have special demand during religious festivals. Painted on cotton- fabric.

Tea Cosy Embroidered protective covering used normally in 34-

rural areas to keep tea or coffee pots warm.

R. J. REBELLO,

Chief Controller of Imports and Exports^

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