Textiles in Art

Two delightful artworks  stumbled upon yesterday:

Delightful works of art offering terrific views into the textiles of another space-time point.

1. LEATHER PUPPETS OF SOUTH INDIA

The extremely smart sari-blouse combinations seen in the leather puppets below could easily give the fashion designers of today a run for their money.

Image courtesy Jay Shankar, taken at Chitra Kala Parishad, Bangalore

2. Wall Painting from Chehel Sotoun palace, wall painting. Isfahan,
Persia I Iran

Image courtesy Nana Georgiani

Will post more on this thread over the years!

jaina

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