Name/Title
Textiles and dress of GujaratEntry/Object ID
NK8876.G84 2011Description
The textiles and dress of Gujarat in northwestern India are acclaimed for their design and craftsmanship. The sophisticated weaves, dyeing techniques, intricate embroideries, vibrant motifs and embellished garments, and the communities to which many of these are unique, have all been the subjects of extensive documentation.Textiles and dress play a central role in the construction of a visual identity of Gujarat and its people. This book examines the "social life" of Gujarat's textiles, tracing the historical journey of cloth and dress up to the present day. It looks closely at dyed and painted textiles, and embroidery, and locates their place in culture, trade and commerce, and the role of entrepreneurship in the survival of these handmade textiles.Collection
Helen Romayne Cox CollectionLexicon
Search Terms
clothing and dress--india--gujarat, embroidery--india--gujarat, textile design--india--gujarat, textile fabrics--india--gujaratBook Details
Author
Eiluned EdwardsPublisher
Mapin Publishing, V & A PublishingPlace Published
City
Ahmedabad, India, LondonDate Published
2011ISBN
9781851776450LCCN
2010941951Notes
Length: 248Exhibition
"Shisha, Kantha, and Kachcch: South Asian Domestic Embroidery in the TATTER Collection"General Notes
Note Type
ContentsNote
Introduction -- Historical outline of Gujarati textiles and dress -- Contemporary dress -- Constructed textiles -- Dyed, printed and painted textiles -- Embroidery -- Craft development and entrepreneurship -- Garment analysis.