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Textiles of India
From the Collections of
TAI Gallery / Textile Arts
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16144
Shawl
Kashmir
Late 18th- Early 19th century
89 x 201 cm
sold |
17091
Heirloom Fragment
Gujarat
Carbon dated 1382 - 1502
120 x 94 cm |
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19398
Heirloom Textile Fragment
Gujarat
Carbon dated 1382-1502
59 x 60 cm matted |
18673
Palampore
Coromandel Coast
early 19th century
246 x 215 cm |
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20984
Heirloom textile
Gujarat, India
Collected in Sulawesi
17th century
394 x 89 cm |
17152
Kashmir Shawl Border
Kashmir
circa 1820
114 x 38 cm mounted
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The Textiles of India
Textile Arts specializes in Indian textiles made for export, particularly for Southeast Asia. These textiles were an essential part of the spice trade. They were brought from India first by the Indians and Arab traders and later by the Europeans to trade for pepper and nutmeg. Once in Southeast Asia they became important ceremonial objects and with time were venerated with auspicious powers. Going back almost 600 years these export textiles include the richly painted and dyed cottons and the intricate silk double ikats that have made Indian textiles renowned throughout the world.
Prices vary greatly according to age (14th - 19th century) and rarity. Some are
complete lengths of cloth or large canopies and others are the surviving
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