[PDF.94mm] Living Fabric: Weaving Among The Nomads Of Ladakh Himalaya

Living Fabric: Weaving Among The Nomads Of Ladakh Himalaya

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 | #474166 in Books |  Weatherhill |  2003-01-01 |  2003-01-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  10.80 x1.00 x8.50l,2.42 | File type: PDF | 192 pages

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||4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.| An Amazing Book|By Caroline M. Alexander|This is one of the saddest books I have read in a long time, and I'm not sure where to start. On the one hand there is a beautiful and sympathetic account of the weaving traditions of a very obscure Himalayan tribe, that can only increase our understanding of how important weaving is to cultural traditions, and how much national identity|About the Author|Monisha Ahmed has been visiting and writing about the Himalayan region of Ladakh since 1987. She is co-founder of the Ladakh Arts and Multi-cultural Outreach Trust, a non-government organization that works with the arts in Ladakh and is in the p

This is the first study of the tradition of weaving among the nomadic pastoralists of Rupshu, in eastern Ladakh. Weaving touches all aspects of life in Rupshu, where both women and men weave, each on a different type of loom. Local narrative states that the craft of weaving was bestowed upon Rupshu by the gods, and thus all feats related to it have a close connection to the sublime.

This book documents and analyses the ways in which fibers, weaving, and textile...

You easily download any file type for your device.Living Fabric: Weaving Among The Nomads Of Ladakh Himalaya   |  Monisha Ahmed. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.

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