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[es-ES]Record tools[es-ES] [es-ES]Displays[es-ES]	[es-ES]Details[es-ES] Remove from selection Add to selection CollectionSouth & Southeast Asian Collection Número del objetoS1967-0057-005-0 TítuloKalamkari (from the Persian galam, "pen", and kar, "work") temple hanging - C DescripciónKalahasti kalamkari, Vriata Privam - Incomplete work; outline drawing complete. Painting incomplete – Centre panel Shiva with consort; top & bottom row; Ganesha. Running script accompanying panels. (finely drawn and painted hanging with complex design, good condition)The NUS Museum acquired its first textiles in 1959 as part of a gift of 55 artworks from the Government of India. The donation contained five fabrics, of which the most significant is an 18'" Century Kashmiri shawl or kanikar. Its twill tapestry of the traditional design of guldasta or vases of flowers along the borders and the fine woven pashrnina dyed in red reveals the technical virtuosity in patterning and dyeing that has made Indian textiles so highly sought after since the 2nd Century. Unfortunately, the Museum's collection was divided in 1965 after the separation of Singapore from the Malaysian Federation, with only three of the five textiles remaining in Singapore. Apart from this, the Museum under the guidance of William Willets continued to acquire textiles over the next decade or so. The collection now consists of 366 items which are mainly from India and Southeast Asia and range in date from the 18'" to the mid 20th centuries. The Indonesian cloths are from Java, Sumatra and Bali and make up the bulk of the collection. There are also some fabrics from Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar and Malaysia. The Museum records are sketchy at best, and much of the information for this exhibition has been gathered from the few existing written documents such as catalogues written by Willets and oral interviews conducted with Michael Sullivan. (Source: Camping and Tramping, An Anecdotal Guide to Objects, Accumulations – Object, Order, Wonder, Part (c), No 137). Lugar de producciónIndia, Kalahasti, Andhra Pradesh - C Periodo de producción20th C, Early - Mid - C Nombre del objetoTextile MaterialCotton, natural dyes TécnicaHand-painted, mordant dyed resist - C Dimensiones L: 171 cm W: 126 cm Línea de créditoPurchased from the Kalamkari Art Training & Production Centre in Kalahasti, India during a study tour for students led by William Willets

CollectionSouth & Southeast Asian Collection

Número del objetoS1967-0057-005-0

TítuloKalamkari (from the Persian galam, "pen", and kar, "work") temple hanging - C

DescripciónKalahasti kalamkari, Vriata Privam - Incomplete work; outline drawing complete. Painting incomplete – Centre panel Shiva with consort; top & bottom row; Ganesha. Running script accompanying panels. (finely drawn and painted hanging with complex design, good condition)The NUS Museum acquired its first textiles in 1959 as part of a gift of 55 artworks from the Government of India. The donation contained five fabrics, of which the most significant is an 18'" Century Kashmiri shawl or kanikar. Its twill tapestry of the traditional design of guldasta or vases of flowers along the borders and the fine woven pashrnina dyed in red reveals the technical virtuosity in patterning and dyeing that has made Indian textiles so highly sought after since the 2nd Century. Unfortunately, the Museum's collection was divided in 1965 after the separation of Singapore from the Malaysian Federation, with only three of the five textiles remaining in Singapore. Apart from this, the Museum under the guidance of William Willets continued to acquire textiles over the next decade or so. The collection now consists of 366 items which are mainly from India and Southeast Asia and range in date from the 18'" to the mid 20th centuries. The Indonesian cloths are from Java, Sumatra and Bali and make up the bulk of the collection. There are also some fabrics from Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar and Malaysia. The Museum records are sketchy at best, and much of the information for this exhibition has been gathered from the few existing written documents such as catalogues written by Willets and oral interviews conducted with Michael Sullivan. (Source: Camping and Tramping, An Anecdotal Guide to Objects, Accumulations – Object, Order, Wonder, Part (c), No 137).

Lugar de producciónIndia, Kalahasti, Andhra Pradesh - C

Periodo de producción20th C, Early - Mid - C

Nombre del objetoTextile

MaterialCotton, natural dyes

TécnicaHand-painted, mordant dyed resist - C

Dimensiones

L: 171 cm
W: 126 cm

Línea de créditoPurchased from the Kalamkari Art Training & Production Centre in Kalahasti, India during a study tour for students led by William Willets