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Tree of Life Bedspreads and Paintings

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Tree of Life Bedspreads and Paintings

We spent October '23 on a buying trip in India and Nepal and encountered the Tree of Life image in bedspreads, curtains and in paintings.

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The Gond Artists Face the Destruction of their Forests

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The Gond Artists Face the Destruction of their Forests

Silk Road Gallery has often featured the wonderful paintings of the Gond people of India. But now the existence of Gond is under threat because of India's demand for coal. 

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Kalamkari Temple Paintings from South India

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Kalamkari Temple Paintings from South India

Kalamkari temple paintings from Andhra Pradesh are used as backdrops by the travelling theatre groups that would recite tales from the Ramayana and other Hindu epics.

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The Magical World of Gond Paintings

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The Magical World of Gond Paintings

Gond paintings are a wonderful insight into the extraordinary imagination and beliefs of these forest dwelling people in Central India.

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My Favourite Things - Indian Miniature Paintings

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My Favourite Things - Indian Miniature Paintings

We buy our Indian miniatures from Mukesh, a fourth-generation painter, who sits and works in the traditional Rajasthani style in his small shop in the market street at Bundi, Rajasthan.

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