List of Figures

 

fig 1

Block printed, resist-dyed. 895 + 75 years. [Guy, 42]

 

fig 2

Man block printing fabric, 1880’s. [Guy, 19]

 

fig 3

Ceremonial cloth with female dancers. Block printed, mordant-dyed. 16th - 17th C. [Guy, 110]

[Notice the registration marks between each block print.]

 

fig 4

Mordant-dyed and resist-dyed. 1265 + 40 years. [Guy, 43]

 

fig 5

Illumination (1375-1400) illustrating block printed, resist-dyed fabric with Hamsa design. [Guy, 52]

 

fig 6

Woman using modern techniques to create chitta. [Mathur, 53]

 

fig 7

Illumination (1351) illustrating block printed, mordant-dyed fabric. [Bussagli, 24]

 

fig 8

Illumination illustrating block printed, mordant-dyed fabric. [Bussagli, 24]

 

fig 9

Hand painted fabric depicting a South Indian woman and two Portuguese men. early 17th C. [Guy, 1]

 

fig 10

Man hand painting fabric with a qalam. 1995 [Guy, 23]

 

fig 11 Several types of qalam. [Guy, 22]

 

 

fig 12

Ceremonial banner depicting a woman with parrot. Block printed mordant-dyed and hand painted resist-dyed. 1370 + 40 years. [Guy, 112]

 

fig 13

Ceremonial banner. Block printed mordant-dyed, block printed and hand painted resist-dyed. 1340 + 40 years. [Guy, 41]

 

fig 14

Ceremonial cloth with Hamsa design. Block printed mordant-dyed. 1510 + 40 years. [Guy, 53]

 

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