Category Archives: South Africa

Gandhi Jayanti

Posted on 02/10/2013 by Anu M

In the Bombay Presidency, the use of printed textiles was concentrated in the Gujarat districts, where women tended to wear clothing with patterns that covered the whole cloth….Even as late as 1938, more than 1500 artisans, using stamps that they … Continue reading →

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The South Africa Post

Posted on 15/03/2013 by Anu M

  As with many diasporas, the clothing of South African Indians harks back to India and also takes in local influences.  A few pictures here.  In the photographs here there is a distinct Gujarati influence (some of Stern‘s paintings in … Continue reading →

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