Detaljer
ObjektnummerS1967-0057-003-0
TitelKalamkari (from the Persian galam, "pen", and kar, "work") temple hanging - C
BeskrivelseSuch clothes are hung in temples or behind the main deity in temple chariots during religious processions. Composed of segments running horizontally, they depict scenes from the Bhagavad Gita. This sacred Hindu book tells the incarnation of Vishnu in different time-cycles and forms. Coming on earth as a protector of human beings and a restorer of peace and order, Vishnu, in the guise of Krishna, vanquishes demons representing the forces of evil. The central panel depicts Krishna dancing trumphantly on the hood of the demon serpent Kaliya whose serpent wives plead for his life.
“The traditional application of resists and mordants is still practiced in the east of India, in Masulipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, and further south in Kalahasti, where the patterns are drawn with a ‘kalam’ (from the Persian ‘qalam’, “pen”), producing cloths knowns as ‘kalamkari’ (“penwork”). These cloths depict scenes from the Bhagavad Gita, the sacred Hindu exposition on the concept of the incarnation of Vishnu in different time-cycles and forms. They are hung in temples or behind the main deity in temple chariots during religious processions. (Past, Present , Beyond: Re-nascence of an Art Collection, Page 38-39)
ProduktionsstedIndia, Kalahasti, Andhra Pradesh - C
Produktionsperiode20th C, Early - Mid - C
Genstand kategoriTextile
MaterialeCotton, natural dyes
Mål
L: 170 cm
W: 128 cm
W: 128 cm
