Art Kaleidoscope

A story that is as deep and bordering on the dark lies hidden within the sultry black veil of the Rabaris of Kutch. Told to me by a village elder, the story is dramatic.

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Private Patan Patola Museum opened in Gujarat. Sept 2014.

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A report of the visit to the Textile Museum of Canada at Toronto's exhibition of Oriental Rugs from Canadian Collections "From Ashgabat to Istanbul'. First published on Jozan magazine.

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Continuation of the Note on Banjara textiles

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No words. None needed.     From the National Portrait Gallery, London    

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Curious coincidences in Textile Art from two different regions explored

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Strange & interesting bits and pieces have been used as textile embellishments. In the decade of collecting textiles, I find that non-textile embellishments are most common in South Asian Hilltribes … Continue reading →

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