Kantha : recycled and embroidered textiles of Bengal
Bibliographie
- Auteurs : McGowen Courtenay C. ; Pal Pratapaditya (1935-....) ; Gillow John ; Sidner Rob ; Mingei International Museum of World Folk Art ;
- Editeurs : Santa Fe, NM San Diego, CA Radius Books Mingei International Museum ;
- Date d'édition : Copyright 2017
- ISBN : 978-1-942185-19-2
- Sujets : Broderie -- Bengale, Textiles et tissus, India Bengal
- Langue(s) : Anglais
- Description matérielle : 1 vol. (159 p.), : Ill. en coul., cartes en coul., jaquette ill. en coul., 33 cm
- Pays de publication : États-Unis
Notes
Publié à l'occasion de l'exposition présentée au Mingei International Museum à San Diego (Calif.) du 28 octobre 2017 au 25 mars 2018 ; Bibliogr. p. 151
Résumé
Le rabat de la jaquette indique : '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 ...'