The Madhupur Gate area of Ahmedabad is noted for the block printed textiles produced for villagers. When shopping in this area in 2014 however it was quickly apparent all the merchandise these days is mill produced and printed synthetic cloth which continue the designs and motifs of the earlier the block printing. One shop did have a remnant of ...
This toran extends from the top of the door, down the sides, and along the wall at floor level.The "L" shaped sides of the toran are called Sankhia.Cotton
The two signatures were obtained at the wedding of Anuj Ambalal and Sujata Mehta which the two artists attending. Lacking a sheet of paper they signed a napkin, and, alas, over time the ink has faded the signatures can no longer be seen.
The embroidery is a counted stitch from the back side of the cloth so the design is not seen as work is done.This type of shawl is placed on the groom's shoulders at the wedding in lieu of a floral garland. The white symbolically is jasmine and the yellow marigold.Satin silk embroidery thread on cotton base cloth.
This Ganesh is a portrayal of an incident when Shiva returned. Namely a younger sister was so afraid of the stranger she jumped into a barrel of salt. When the situation calmed down she could not be found for some time. Ganesh holds the lid of the salt barrel. Also interesting about this Ganesh is his trunk. There no longer are elephants on the ...