Uncut Cloth: Saris, Shawls, and Sashes [Paperback]

Nasreen Askari (Author), Liz Arthur (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1999

Brilliantly coloured and intricately patterned draped garments are part of the cultural heritage of India and Pakistan. This illustrated survey of these textiles contains fine examples from public and private collections from India.'

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

For centuries, people in the West have been fascinated by the beautiful textiles imported from India and Pakistan. Here, the colorful hues, patterns, and embroideries of flat textiles are explored. Ordinary people traditionally wrap these materials around their bodies as turbans, shawls, women's dresses (saris), and waist sashes or hang them as canopies and spreads, uses that are all illustrated here. Askari and Arthur co-curated the exhibit on which this book is based, and Arthur gives a fascinating account of how the mills in Europe actually copied South Asian cloth and exported it back (e.g., "Paisley shawls" were made in Paisley, Scotland). A map of the Indian subcontinent is included but not the iconography or the details of weaving techniques as shown in Linda Lynton's splendid but hard-to-find The Sari: Styles Patterns, History, Techniques (o.p.). Still, this is a well-priced introduction to appreciation of the rich cultures of the regions as evidenced in their textiles. Recommended for both academic and public libraries.ATherese Duzinkiewicz Baker, Western Kentucky Univ. Libs., Bowling Green
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Merrell (September 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1858940834
• ISBN-13: 978-1858940830
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,646,316 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)