Banjara Textile Exhibition @ Joss Graham London
Banjara works are among the world’s most attractive textiles – the colors, the stitches the patterns and their dazzling embellishments are put together in an eye-catching manner. Almost every collector … Continue reading
A Dealer would have been happy …
When some piece sells a dealer would be happy. When this fantastic tribal weaving (stole) sold, I felt pangs of separation anxiety. When the buyer wrote to say that he … Continue reading
Dowry Bags & Purses
A link to the Dowry Bags & Purses of Gujarat, India. jm July 2015
Tribal Motifs from Rajasthan – Fusion of Logical Geometry & Art
I love the simplicity of thought! View the complete shawls here jm Mar 2015
Anarchy & Chaos in a Tribal Textile!
Most traditional textiles seem to follow the patterns that are unique to their tribe. These patterns probably began with some seed of an idea and then evolved over generations to … Continue reading
Daily Art Fix – Antique Tribal Textiles of Borneo
Presenting as Eye Candy – Tribal Textiles from several of the Dayak people of Borneo: ATB-205 ANTIQUE TRIBAL TEXTILE – IBAN BEADED SKIRT Click to get a larger dose of … Continue reading
Loin Cloths – Art in Frugality
It appears to me from media, from the TV shows, films and music, especially those from Hollywood & Bollywood, that the world today is obsessed and preoccupied with matters of … Continue reading
The Sultry Black Ludhi of the Rabari Tribe
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.
AN ARTWORK A DAY – Amazing Vintage Debariya Embroidery from Kutch
Amazing Vintage Tribal Embroidery from Debariya Rabaris fo Kutch
AN ARTWORK A DAY – Vintage Beaded Selvedge Kachin Textile
Vintage Tribal Textile with unusual Beaded Selvedge
Wovensouls ‘Vanishing Cultures’ Exhibition Highlights | Two rare Kohistan Shawls
Two rare shawls from Kohistan – a land whose culture is among the most endangered. Extravagantly embroidered with silk thread, beads and embellishments. Perfect collectible / large wall hanging. Rare. … Continue reading
Latest Additions to the Antique Gallery – June 2012
Antique and Vintage acquisitions from the Dayak tribes from Sarawak, Sumatra and Kalimantan have been added to the Wovensouls galleries linked below: Antique Textiles from Borneo Antique Articles from Borneo … Continue reading
