The needle lore

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The needle and thread used deftly in fabric add pátterns or ornamental eflects to the texture and is both an art and a craft. It's hoary tradition has special appeal for the Indián folk mind, and its attraction remains as powerful today as it was in the distant past. In this study of needlework, the authors confine their enquiry to the northern zone of India covering the states of Kashmir, Himachal, Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan. By employing combined historieal and analytical methods, they trace its origin and development, arid dicuss its régiónál variations in form and content. Each feature of this specialized art and craft - its motif and theme, technique and the material - is brought under the purview of close analysis, and treated in a precise manner. The rise of diverse religious movements, their mutations into sects and cults, and their totál impact on the choice of motifs and themes by the embroiderers form one of the most interesting parts of the discussion which throws... Tovább

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The needle and thread used deftly in fabric add pátterns or ornamental eflects to the texture and is both an art and a craft. It's hoary tradition has special appeal for the Indián folk mind, and its attraction remains as powerful today as it was in the distant past. In this study of needlework, the authors confine their enquiry to the northern zone of India covering the states of Kashmir, Himachal, Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan. By employing combined historieal and analytical methods, they trace its origin and development, arid dicuss its régiónál variations in form and content. Each feature of this specialized art and craft - its motif and theme, technique and the material - is brought under the purview of close analysis, and treated in a precise manner. The rise of diverse religious movements, their mutations into sects and cults, and their totál impact on the choice of motifs and themes by the embroiderers form one of the most interesting parts of the discussion which throws light on relation between folk art and religious faiths. The text is followed by a useful glossary and an exhaustive bibliography. The inclusion of about one hundred illustration and about five dozen colour reproductions illustrating North Indián Needlework, adds to the richness of textual contents. Needlelore is the outcome of methodical field work and extensive survey conducted under North Zone Cultural Centre as a part of its Research & Publication Projects. An invaluable document of India's folk culture, it will be a source of constant reference for scholars and researchers engaged in similar fields of work. Vissza