The Resource Kantha : recycled and embroidered textiles of Bengal
Kantha : recycled and embroidered textiles of Bengal
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The item Kantha : recycled and embroidered textiles of Bengal represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Portland Public Library.
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- 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. Exhibition: Mingei International Museum, San Diego, United States (27.05.-31.12.2017)
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 159 pages
- Note
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- Published on the occasion of an exhibition with the same title at the Mingei International Museum, San Diego, October 28, 2017-March 25, 2018
- Texts by Rob Sidner, Courtenay McGowen, Pratapaditya Pal, and John Gillow
- Contents
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- John Gillow
- Selected bibliography -- Maps -- Supporters of Mingei International Museum
- Foreword
- Rob Sidner
- Preface
- Courtenay C McGowen
- Embroidered Dreams: a personal appreciation
- Pratapaditya Pal
- Plates
- Kanthas: the pride of Bengal
- Isbn
- 9781942185192
- Label
- Kantha : recycled and embroidered textiles of Bengal
- Title
- Kantha
- Title remainder
- recycled and embroidered textiles of Bengal
- Title variation
- Recycled and embroidered textiles of Bengal
- Subject
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- Embroidery
- Embroidery -- India
- Embroidery -- India | Bengal -- Exhibitions
- Exhibition catalogs
- Exhibition catalogs
- Exhibition catalogs
- India -- Bengal
- India -- Bengal
- Catalogues d'exposition
- Kanthas
- Kanthas -- Pictorial works
- Kanthas -- Pictorial works | Exhibitions
- Livres de photographies
- Photobooks
- Photobooks
- Photobooks
- Pictorial works
- Pictorial works
- exhibition catalogs
- photobooks
- Kanthas
- Embroidery
- Language
- eng
- 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. Exhibition: Mingei International Museum, San Diego, United States (27.05.-31.12.2017)
- Cataloging source
- YDX
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- bibliography
- catalogs
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- Sidner, Rob
- McGowen, Courtenay C.
- Pal, Pratapaditya
- Gillow, John
- Radius Books
- Mingei International Museum
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Kanthas
- Embroidery
- Kanthas
- Embroidery
- Embroidery
- Kanthas
- Photobooks
- Pictorial works
- Exhibition catalogs
- India
- Embroidery
- Kanthas
- India
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/relation/writerofforeword
- d5lulkBAfF8
- Label
- Kantha : recycled and embroidered textiles of Bengal
- Note
-
- Published on the occasion of an exhibition with the same title at the Mingei International Museum, San Diego, October 28, 2017-March 25, 2018
- Texts by Rob Sidner, Courtenay McGowen, Pratapaditya Pal, and John Gillow
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (page 151)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- Carrier MARC source
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- still image
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- txt
- sti
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- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- John Gillow
- Selected bibliography -- Maps -- Supporters of Mingei International Museum
- Foreword
- Rob Sidner
- Preface
- Courtenay C McGowen
- Embroidered Dreams: a personal appreciation
- Pratapaditya Pal
- Plates
- Kanthas: the pride of Bengal
- Control code
- 964643647
- Dimensions
- 33 cm
- Extent
- 159 pages
- Isbn
- 9781942185192
- Lccn
- 2019304695
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Note
- WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 655
- Other physical details
- color illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)964643647
- Label
- Kantha : recycled and embroidered textiles of Bengal
- Note
-
- Published on the occasion of an exhibition with the same title at the Mingei International Museum, San Diego, October 28, 2017-March 25, 2018
- Texts by Rob Sidner, Courtenay McGowen, Pratapaditya Pal, and John Gillow
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (page 151)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- John Gillow
- Selected bibliography -- Maps -- Supporters of Mingei International Museum
- Foreword
- Rob Sidner
- Preface
- Courtenay C McGowen
- Embroidered Dreams: a personal appreciation
- Pratapaditya Pal
- Plates
- Kanthas: the pride of Bengal
- Control code
- 964643647
- Dimensions
- 33 cm
- Extent
- 159 pages
- Isbn
- 9781942185192
- Lccn
- 2019304695
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Note
- WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 655
- Other physical details
- color illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)964643647
Subject
- Embroidery
- Embroidery -- India
- Embroidery -- India | Bengal -- Exhibitions
- Exhibition catalogs
- Exhibition catalogs
- Exhibition catalogs
- India -- Bengal
- India -- Bengal
- Catalogues d'exposition
- Kanthas
- Kanthas -- Pictorial works
- Kanthas -- Pictorial works | Exhibitions
- Livres de photographies
- Photobooks
- Photobooks
- Photobooks
- Pictorial works
- Pictorial works
- exhibition catalogs
- photobooks
- Kanthas
- Embroidery
Genre
- Photobooks
- Pictorial works
- Exhibition catalogs
- Catalogues d'exposition
- exhibition catalogs
- photobooks
- Livres de photographies
- Exhibitions
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