SectionTextiles
SeasonAcross the year
RegionMithila and contemporary maker networks
Also writtenचित्रित वस्त्र
Hand-painted gamchhas and stoles bring a painting tradition into conversation with wearable and useful cloth. They are best described as contemporary textile applications of Mithila painting—not as proof that every product form has the same historical lineage as wall and ritual painting.
The artist’s name, the base cloth, the durability of the colour and the conditions of production should travel with the object. Continue with the wider Madhubani painting entry.
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