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Jain panel, Live and Let Live

Posted November 12, 2019March 30, 2020 SADACCPosted in Object Of The Month

Jain panel, Live and Let Live Late 20th century India This carved and painted Jain […]

Javanese Wayang Puppetry

Posted October 21, 2019March 30, 2020 SADACCPosted in Object Of The Month

Despite their elaborate appearance, wayang kulit puppets are designed for shadow puppetry. Wayang kulit is […]

Bandhani textiles

Posted September 19, 2019March 30, 2020 SADACCPosted in Object Of The Month

Bandhani textiles Gujarat, India Bandhani is a general term applied to Indian tie-dyed textiles but […]

Woodcutters Jeypore

Posted August 15, 2019March 30, 2020 SADACCPosted in Object Of The Month

Woodcutters Jeypore. 1914. Etching. Mortimer Menpes We are about to launch Menpes Etchings, an exhibition […]

Chyrpy, 20th Century, Turkmenistan

Posted July 23, 2019March 30, 2020 SADACCPosted in Object Of The Month

This chyrpy, currently on display at The South Asia Collection, has an intricate and detailed design featuring motifs of deer, peacocks and tulips[…]

Watercolour: Badshahi Mosque by Jack Merriott

Posted June 30, 2019March 30, 2020 SADACCPosted in Object Of The Month

2019 marks forty years since the founding of The South Asia Collection. In a week […]

Chair: early 20th Century

Posted May 21, 2019September 10, 2019 SADACCPosted in Object Of The Month

Swat is a mountainous district of northern Pakistan. Traditionally, woodworkers were held in great esteem […]

Lion vahana, Goddess Durga

Posted March 29, 2019March 30, 2020 SADACCPosted in Object Of The Month

Lion vahana, mount of Goddess Durga Polychrome wooden sculpture, 20th century, Tamil Nadu, India We […]

Moh nei: Naga body cloth

Posted March 5, 2019March 30, 2020 SADACCPosted in Object Of The Month

Nagaland has a strong warrior tradition and headhunting was a significant part of its culture for many years. Strict rules surrounded the practice of headhunting. For example, heads would […]

Sahaj – Vernacular Furniture of Gujarat

Posted January 29, 2019September 10, 2019 SADACCPosted in Object Of The Month

A brand new book from the collaborative Vernacular Furniture of N-W India project, Sahaj: Vernacular Furniture of Gujarat, the first book of its kind. Co-authored by our Collection Curator, Ben Cartwright, alongside Mitraja Bais, Jay Thakkar and Samrudha Dixit. The Gujarati term Sahaj can mean either ‘inherent’ or […]