16th Century Deccani Sari Draping Class
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16th Century Deccani Sari Draping Class
16th Century Deccani Sari Draping Class LadyNeefabintDurrofthekingdomofAethelmearc e-mail:[email protected] Thewordsarimeans"stripofcloth"inSanskrit.Inmoderntermswedefine"sari"tomeana wrappedlengthofclothprimarilycoveringthelowerhalfofawoman'sbody.Scholarsbelievethat therootsofthesareeextendintotheBCperiodoftheIndiasubcontinent.MedievalIndianart depictsnumerouswrappedgarmentsforbothmenandwomen.Periodtextsdescribedraped garmentsaswell.Thisclasswillfocusonthewrappedgarment(sari)oftheDeccanareafromthe secondhalfofthe16thCentury(1550-1600);specificallyfocusingonhowtowrapafacsimileof thesesarees. Deccan TheDeccaniareaisalargeplateaumakingupthesouthern1/3oftheIndiansubcontinent. TheDeccansultanateswerefivedynastiesofvariousethnicbackgrounds(Afghan,Turk,Mongol, etc.)consistingofBijapur,Golkonda,Ahmadnagar,Bidar,andBerar.Theywererivalkingdoms, butsometimestheywouldformalliances(1565)towarwiththeVijayanagaraEmpire(alsocalled theKarnataEmpire)whoruledthesoutherntipareaofIndia.TheywereMuslimkingdoms,but werenotpartoftheMughalEmpireduringthisperiod.Theyhadarichartisticheritage,including arguablydresstraditionsthatweretheirown,maintainingandblendingtheirheritage backgrounds. 21stCenturyterms: • saree,sari-5to9yards • choli/sareeblouse • petticoat/lehenga • fall • pallu GuessesaboutDeccanisarees • 7to9yards • cotton,silk,and/ormix • decorativetreatments-embroidery,block printing,handpainting-includinggoldleaf,ikat, brocade,tapestryweave.(LadyMeenakshida Gama) • smalltonoborders • smalltonopallu • possiblemotherofthemodernNiviwrap, originallyworninAndhraPradesh • jewelryandappropriatecholineededto completetheproperlook Shahji is United with His Beloved Mahji. 1590 Deccan. Indian Paintings in the British Library, pg. 17. Helpfulresources: Video-howtotieasari-AyeshaPatel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN17CQQMrt8 Basicoverviewofwhatasariis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sari I'dliketocallit"QuickoverviewofthemodernNiviwrap". So,Whatisaperiodsarianyway?byTheHonorableLadyMeenakshidaGama,BaronyofCaer Galen,KingdomoftheOutlands. http://dakinidesigns.net/1000petals/BlueAvatar/bharatanatyam/Resources/Margarets_sari_paper.pdf Saris:AnIllustratedGuidetotheIndianArtofDraping,Boulanger,Chantal:NewYork,ShaktiPress International Ifyou'dliketolearnmoreorjustwanttobeinthecompanyofotherlike-mindedpeoplewholiketotalk aboutthisandotherthingsrelatedtohistoricIndia,whynottrytheSCAIndiagrouponFacebook. The queen touching a tree and making in bloom, Ahmadnagar 1565, Painting of the Deccan, XVI-XVII, pg. 7
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