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Course: Art of Asia > Unit 7
Lesson 2: Textiles from the Indian Subcontinent- Rooted in the soil of the earth: geographical origins of textile practices
- The fundamental ingredients of textiles: natural fibers
- Mastering color: natural dyes of the Indian Subcontinent
- Tools and processes: producing cloth
- Practice and perfection: textile traditions
- Motifs and patterns: fundamentals of design vocabulary
- Dress and diversity: costumes traditions of the Indian Subcontinent
- Secrets of the trade: inherited traditions
- Warding off the evil eye: talismanic textiles
- Containers of confluence: imagery on painted and printed textiles
- From handmade to factory made: industry, trade and handcrafted traditions
- Freedom Movement: textile practices and the making of a nation
- Imperial splendour: textiles and royal life
- Expressions and experimentations: textiles in visual art
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From handmade to factory made: industry, trade and handcrafted traditions
In tracing the histories of textile production, we encounter a turning point in the 18th century, when the Industrial Revolution impacted the production of handmade textiles. Watch the video below to learn more about the history behind this global phenomenon and its repercussions in the Indian subcontinent.
View the transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GVLGaXO-D9qdz3pDY-f0963r-vVlBLgM/view?usp=sharing
View the detailed captions:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QVXfEQJBbm3GEJFVWAjGFl3MXS8WoKkj/view?usp=sharing
Video and resources by The MAP Academy: https://mapacademy.io/academy/courses/textiles-from-the-indian-subcontinent-short-course/. Created by Smarthistory.
View the transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GVLGaXO-D9qdz3pDY-f0963r-vVlBLgM/view?usp=sharing
View the detailed captions:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QVXfEQJBbm3GEJFVWAjGFl3MXS8WoKkj/view?usp=sharing
Video and resources by The MAP Academy: https://mapacademy.io/academy/courses/textiles-from-the-indian-subcontinent-short-course/. Created by Smarthistory.