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Want to know more about Patola weave? Attend this session in Mumbai
Updated On: 04 April, 2025 09:12 AM IST | Mumbai | Minal Sancheti
Sign up for a journey that will offer fascinating insight into the Patola weave in an illustrated talk by Dr Urmila Mohan at the Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum in Byculla tomorrow
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(From left) Patola Sari, silk, late 19th to early 20th century, Patan. Pic Courtesy/Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum; intricate details of pallu and body in a Rajkot Patola saree. Pics Courtesy/Dr Urmila Mohan
The Patola weave will take centrestage at a session by Dr Urmila Mohan, anthropologist of material culture (PhD, University College London). The academic will highlight this popular weave from a socio-cultural perspective in a session titled Patan Patola to Rajkot Patola.
She explains, “Learning about silk patolas is a way to enter into the larger story of Indian handlooms. This illustrated talk builds upon themes of design, heritage, and the importance of textile collections to introduce Rajkot Patola, a form of silk weft ikat that emerged in Rajkot, Gujarat in the early 1950s, and how it has developed into a modern artisanal form.”
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