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Archive of articles by Jaina Mishra published in Jozan Magazine.
Ceremonial Use of Textiles in Toraja Preface: This note outlines the field exploration by Jaina Mishra undertaken specifically to understand the current-day use of textiles in ceremonies in Toraja. Designed to answer the questions of authenticity and purpose, this field trip led to enlightening real life experiences in which textile … -> Ceremonial Use of Textiles in Toraja
The exhibition ‘From Ashgabat to Istanbul’ at the Textile Museum of Canada is a great reason to visit Toronto before April 19, 2015. The 70+ works of rug art on display come from over several private collections and institutions from all over Canada.
Weaving of ceremonial cloths ceased in Lampung, Sumatra at the end of the 19th century. The extinction of any textile art form is a tragedy irrespective of the textile group in question. But once we see the astounding beauty of the ceremonial textiles of Lampung, this tragedy takes on very depressing proportions! That such a beautiful form of woven art died out is probably one of the biggest losses of textile art.
The Devipujak community lives in Gujarat India and like many other ethnic groups from that region, they have unique beliefs about their origin, their diet and religion. For a few centuries, this difference led to restrictive social practices. As recently as 140 years ago an act was passed by the British regime that institutionalised their persecution.