Kalamkari and traditional design heritage of India
- 1st ed
- New Delhi Wisdom Tree 2007
- 117
The art of Kalamkari painting is one of the oldest traditional arts of India. This work discusses salient features of this little-known textile tradition and shows how this ancient textile craft, deeply rooted in religion, has adapted to social changes and political upheavals, evolving into a market craft that is also an indigenous folk art.
Temple Origin, the folk Idiom, historical perspective, painted and printed textiles, etc.