Exhibitions

A textile titled Ten Mother Goddesses which displays several goddesses on mounts in a temple on a blue background with lots of details.
Mata ni Pachedi – Narratives of art and social justice
    An illustrated textile merchant label in primary colours. It depicts Krishna sat in the centre possibly playing an instrument and eight women, four on either side framed in circles. the sun is in the top and has contrasting red and yellow rays going outwards.
    Textile Labels – Art and Advertising in the age of the empire
      Dhokra – The art of lost wax casting
        A brightly coloured puppet of Matsya, an avatar of the Hindu deity Vishnu. It shows him upright with the tail of a fish. He has 4 arms, two pointing down with palms open and two up in a flexing position. He is wearing pink with lots of jewellery and has blue skin.
        Dashavatara – The Ten Avatars of Vishnu
          This shows a dark wood chest with short thin legs and ornate features and carving throughout.
          Indonesian Woodcarving: Unity in Diversity
            A vertical wooden prayer board. It is made of dark wood and you can see lighter patches where people have knelt and it is worn down. It is a rectangle with a rounded pointed part on the rop. There is some ornate carving in the top bit.
            Tree of Life: The Art of Wood Carving in Swat
              An intricate embellished child's waistcoat on a bust. It is red white and black in colour with lots of patterns, buttons, beadwork and stitching pattern throughout.
              Journey: 1979
                Experiments in pottery: a story of craft-design collaboration
                  Scenes from South Asia – 18th and 19th Century European Artists in South Asia
                    A Festival of Dolls
                      Collections, Collaborations and Contexts

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                          Monday to Saturday, 9:30am to 5:00pm

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                          34-36 Bethel Street, Norwich NR2 1NR United Kingdom