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Tapestries & Textiles

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Tapestries & Textiles — featured artwork

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Tapestries and textiles occupy a vital intersection of art, craft, and cultural heritage. Rooted in ancient traditions of weaving, dyeing, and embroidery, these works communicate through material, technique, and motif. Textiles have served functional, decorative, and symbolic roles across civilisations. In contemporary practice, artists use fibre to interrogate gender, labour, and identity, elevating the medium beyond utility into the realm of critical expression and aesthetic inquiry. Throughout history, civilizations have expressed their creativity and skill through the art of woven cloth.

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Unknown (Artist), Fragment of Madder dyed Textile, 1700, Textile
Unknown (Artist). Fragment of Madder dyed Textile, 17th Century | Textile
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Unknown (Artist), Bayton, 1876, Tapestry
Unknown (Artist). Bayton, 1876 | Tapestry
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Unknown (Artist), Vasumalai, 1900, Textile
Unknown (Artist). Vasumalai, Late 19th Century | Textile
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Unknown (Artist), Narasimha with Lakshmi on Garuda, 1900, Tapestry
Unknown (Artist). Narasimha with Lakshmi on Garuda, c.19th Century | Tapestry
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Nandalal Bose (Artist), Natirpuja, 1927, Textile
Bose, Nandalal (Artist). Natirpuja, 1927 | Textile
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Nandalal Bose (Artist), Radha's Viraha, 1930, Textile
Bose, Nandalal (Artist). Radha's Viraha, c.1930 | Textile
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Nandalal Bose (Artist), Birth of Sri Chaitanya, 1933, Tapestry
Bose, Nandalal (Artist). Birth of Sri Chaitanya, 1933 | Tapestry
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Paul Klee (Artist), Harmonized Fight, 1937, Tapestry
Klee, Paul (Artist). Harmonized Fight, 1937 | Tapestry
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Nandalal Bose (Artist), Woman Carrying Flowers, 1946, Textile
Bose, Nandalal (Artist). Woman Carrying Flowers, 1946 | Textile
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B.B. Mukherjee (Artist), Restaurant, 1951, Textile
Mukherjee, B.B. (Artist). Restaurant, Ealry 1950's | Textile
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Ashu Roy (Artist), Nanda Vanee, 1967, Tapestry
Roy, Ashu (Artist). Nanda Vanee, 1967 | Tapestry
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Rashid Choudhury (Artist), Untitled, 1977, Tapestry
Choudhury, Rashid (Artist). Untitled, 1977 | Tapestry
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Meera Mukherjee (Artist), Untitled, 1985, Tapestry
Mukherjee, Meera (Artist). Untitled, circa 1980s | Tapestry
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Unknown (Artist), Kantha, 1995, Textile
Unknown (Artist). Kantha, 1990s | Textile
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Bhupen P. Khakhar (Artist), After Man Eating Jalebee, 2003, Tapestry
Khakhar, Bhupen P. (Artist). After Man Eating Jalebee, 2002-2003 | Tapestry
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Alexander Devasia (Artist), Night, 2004, Tapestry/Textile
Devasia, Alexander (Artist). Night, 2004 | Tapestry/Textile
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Sohan Qadri (Artist), Untitled, 2009, Textile
Qadri, Sohan (Artist). Untitled, 2009 | Textile
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Balu Jivya Mashe (Artist), Untitled (Warli), 2020, Tapestry/Textile
Mashe, Balu Jivya (Artist). Untitled (Warli), 2020 | Tapestry/Textile
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Meera Mukherjee (Artist), Untitled (Kantha), Tapestry/Textile
Mukherjee, Meera (Artist). Untitled (Kantha), n.d. | Tapestry/Textile
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Ramkumar (Artist), Benaras, Tapestry
Ramkumar (Artist). Benaras, n.d. | Tapestry
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Unknown (Artist), Fragment of Madder dyed Textile, 1700, Textile
Unknown (Artist). Fragment of Madder dyed Textile, 17th Century | Textile
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Unknown (Artist), Bayton, 1876, Tapestry
Unknown (Artist). Bayton, 1876 | Tapestry
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Unknown (Artist), Vasumalai, 1900, Textile
Unknown (Artist). Vasumalai, Late 19th Century | Textile
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Unknown (Artist), Narasimha with Lakshmi on Garuda, 1900, Tapestry
Unknown (Artist). Narasimha with Lakshmi on Garuda, c.19th Century | Tapestry
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Nandalal Bose (Artist), Natirpuja, 1927, Textile
Bose, Nandalal (Artist). Natirpuja, 1927 | Textile
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Nandalal Bose (Artist), Radha's Viraha, 1930, Textile
Bose, Nandalal (Artist). Radha's Viraha, c.1930 | Textile
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Nandalal Bose (Artist), Birth of Sri Chaitanya, 1933, Tapestry
Bose, Nandalal (Artist). Birth of Sri Chaitanya, 1933 | Tapestry
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Paul Klee (Artist), Harmonized Fight, 1937, Tapestry
Klee, Paul (Artist). Harmonized Fight, 1937 | Tapestry
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Nandalal Bose (Artist), Woman Carrying Flowers, 1946, Textile
Bose, Nandalal (Artist). Woman Carrying Flowers, 1946 | Textile
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B.B. Mukherjee (Artist), Restaurant, 1951, Textile
Mukherjee, B.B. (Artist). Restaurant, Ealry 1950's | Textile
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Ashu Roy (Artist), Nanda Vanee, 1967, Tapestry
Roy, Ashu (Artist). Nanda Vanee, 1967 | Tapestry
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Rashid Choudhury (Artist), Untitled, 1977, Tapestry
Choudhury, Rashid (Artist). Untitled, 1977 | Tapestry
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Meera Mukherjee (Artist), Untitled, 1985, Tapestry
Mukherjee, Meera (Artist). Untitled, circa 1980s | Tapestry
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Unknown (Artist), Kantha, 1995, Textile
Unknown (Artist). Kantha, 1990s | Textile
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Bhupen P. Khakhar (Artist), After Man Eating Jalebee, 2003, Tapestry
Khakhar, Bhupen P. (Artist). After Man Eating Jalebee, 2002-2003 | Tapestry
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Alexander Devasia (Artist), Night, 2004, Tapestry/Textile
Devasia, Alexander (Artist). Night, 2004 | Tapestry/Textile
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Sohan Qadri (Artist), Untitled, 2009, Textile
Qadri, Sohan (Artist). Untitled, 2009 | Textile
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Balu Jivya Mashe (Artist), Untitled (Warli), 2020, Tapestry/Textile
Mashe, Balu Jivya (Artist). Untitled (Warli), 2020 | Tapestry/Textile
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Meera Mukherjee (Artist), Untitled (Kantha), Tapestry/Textile
Mukherjee, Meera (Artist). Untitled (Kantha), n.d. | Tapestry/Textile
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Ramkumar (Artist), Benaras, Tapestry
Ramkumar (Artist). Benaras, n.d. | Tapestry
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              Klee, Paul (Artist). Harmonized Fight. Pastel on cotton and jute, 1937 | Lalit Kala Contemporary, September 1967-April 1968 | Tapestry | FineArts | 00534989

              Klee, Paul (Artist). Harmonized Fight, 1937 | Tapestry

              ArtistPaul Klee
              TitleHarmonized Fight
              Document TypeTapestry
              MediumPastel on cotton and juteDate1937
              ProvenanceCollection: Klee Foundation, Berne
              Copyright of ImageWith Publisher | Archive Object
              Published In
              Lalit Kala Contemporary

              Vol. 7 & 8, September 1967-April 1968 (Journal)

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              journal-appasamy-lalit-kala-contemporary-september-1967-april-1968-7
              essay-staber-pictorial-movement-by-pictorial-order-september-1967-april-1968-78

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