| Nomadic Embroideries: India's Tribal Textile Art Contributor(s): Skinner, Tina (Author) |
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ISBN: 0764330322 ISBN-13: 9780764330322 Publisher: Schiffer Craft OUR PRICE: $44.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2008 Annotation: More than 500 images explore the free-form embroidered creations of the tribal people of India's renown Gujarat Province. Dating back 30 to 100 years, they include original garments, temple offerings, welcome banners, and second-generation quilted works t |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Design | Textile & Costume - Crafts & Hobbies | Needlework - Embroidery |
| Dewey: 746.440 |
| LCCN: 2008928556 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 8.6" W x 11.1" (3.05 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: More than 500 images explore the free-form embroidered creations of the tribal people of India's renown Gujarat Province. Dating back 30 to 100 years, they include original garments, temple offerings, welcome banners, and second-generation quilted works that combine precious remnants for new decorative uses. These items have trickled onto the world market where they are treasured by decorators and collectors. Textile artists, designers, and ethnologists alike will delight in these examples of the boundless imaginations of itinerant tribal women who make much of little in their elaborate, mica and bead-studded creations. Abstract, geometric, floral, and religious imagery celebrates the boundless exuberance of their quest for beauty. |