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Title Statement | Kantha: recycled and embroidered textiles of Bengal / texts by Rob Sidner, Courtenay McGowen, Pratapaditya Pal, and John Gillow. |
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Additional Contributors | Sidner, Rob |
McGowen, Courtenay C | |
Pal, Pratapaditya | |
Gillow, John | |
Publication | Sante Fe, NM: Radius Books,[2017]©2017 |
Extent of Item | 159 pages |
ISBN | 1942185197 9781942185192 |
Other Number | 3365022 |
General Notes | Published on the occasion of an exhibition at the Mingei International Museum, San Diego, October 28, 2017-March 25, 2018. |
Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references. |
Summary | The part of Bengal where the Ganges River flows into the Bay of Bengal has historically been the source of the finest cotton ever produced. The kind of embroidery known as 'kantha' is created from this material, for daily use in many different contexts and in many different sizes. It deploys a simple running stitch in quilting layers of used cloth; details are embroidered using satin and stem stitches with thread taken from the colored borders of cast-off saris and dhotis. The workmanship varies from the crude to the complex and refined, but they are all made for daily use for various household purposes. The tribal culture of this region and its sense of continuity were evident until the early part of the 20th century, but the true unraveling of the 'kantha' tradition came with partition, followed by the devastation brought on by the mass exodus of Hindu and Muslim populations in Pakistan, East Pakistan and India. Now, with global warming, the rising waters are resulting in the disappearance of villages, along with the livelihoods of the inhabitants. |
Subjects & Genres | |
By Topic | Kanthas |
Kanthas--Pictorial works | |
Embroidery--Exhibitions--India--Bengal | |
Quilts--Bangladesh | |
Embroidery--Bangladesh |