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This book celebrates the diversity of the vast subcontinent by examining little known folk traditions of village and nomad peoples. Drawing upon the traditions of India's half million villages, it helps comprehend the inner logic behind the almost numberless acts of Hindu devotion that occur each day, many of which involve the adornment of homes and altars and the creation of clay vessels and images. They show how, in traditions of embroidery and dress, we can 'read' the complicated ethnic and caste relationships that characterise the societal matrix of the rural peoples. Consequently, the India presented here is village rather than city, local and regional rather than national, peaceful rather than chaotic, spiritual rather than sensational, and despite the vast changes taking place, essentially timeless. The essays in this book are based on field research by leading experts Nora Fisher, Judy Frater, Stephen Huyler, Jyotindra Jain and Vijaya Nagarajan.

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Hardbound. Condition: Very Good. Quarto in dust jacket, llustrated endpapers, half-title-page and title-page spread, 240 pp., color photos throughout, map, end notes, bibllography, glossary, captions, biodata Foreword by Charlene Cerny. Articles are "To Adorn: At One Wth Life," Nora Fisher, "The Implicit and the Manifest in Indian Folk Art and Mythology,' Jain, "Elements of Style: The Artisan Reflected in Embroderies of Western India," Judy Frater, "Rabari Dress: Adornment that Tells of Tradition," Frater, "Banjara: Adornment of a People of All India," Fisher, "Creating Sacred Spaces: Women's Wall and Floor Decorations in Indian Homes," Stephen Huyler, "Hosting the Divine: The Kolam in Tamilnadu," Vijaya Nagarajan, "Clay, Sacred and Sublime: Terracotta in India," Huyler. Seller Inventory # 101224

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Softcover. Color illus. wraps, 240 pp., many color illus. Issued in conjunction with a 1993-1994 exhibition of textiles and home decorations from rural India. Consists of 8 thematic and highly illustrated essays. Includes a bibliography and glossary. Much to see here. VG- (Ex-art library with few marks and labels; bookplate; average edge wear; book block is beginning to separate from cover at front hinge and could be repaired; this copy is WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE EDITOR on an opening illustrated page.). Seller Inventory # 154105

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Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 0944142915 (Grantha); 8185822182 (Mapin).1st prtg Dark brown boards, unclipped dj w/ color illus Gujarat home interior, as new unread cond; eps w/ color photo Gujarati skirt, 157 color photo illus, b/w maps, 240 pp. Good resource for textiles of the Kutch and Saurashtra. Size: 9.5"-12.5". Seller Inventory # RB2793

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