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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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Containers of confluence: imagery on painted and printed textiles
Have you ever looked at a piece of cloth and wondered how its design came to be? Most patterns and motifs we see on many textiles today have far reaching histories that transcend geographic boundaries. Watch this video to learn more about visual confluences across the imagery fabrics from the Indian subcontinent.
View the transcript:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lTFlF3zEg8BIU0H8QgsJGWURztEpVokB/view?usp=sharing)
View the detailed captions:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XP78dMuFKfA2koBl1VssxirbnEuStbiB/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/1lTFlF3zEg8BIU0H8QgsJGWURztEpVokB/view?usp=sharing)
View the detailed captions:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XP78dMuFKfA2koBl1VssxirbnEuStbiB/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.