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Tibet Collection

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Tibet Collection

There's a new collection on the Silk Road Gallery website - the Tibet Collection. We've gathered the Tibetan items already on the site into one collection and added some new items and Photographs.

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Tied up in Knots - Bandhani, Gujarat | Silk Road Gallery

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Tied up in Knots - Bandhani, Gujarat | Silk Road Gallery

Bandhani is an intricate technique that produces spectacular textiles with patterns of different coloured dots. In Gujarat I find the answer to a question that's puzzled me for years.

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Ultimate Upcycling - Vintage Kantha Quilts

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Ultimate Upcycling -  Vintage Kantha Quilts

A close up on the fabrics used by village women of Bangladesh who recycle fabrics from old saris & stitch them together to make beautiful Kantha quilts. 

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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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Buddha Statues in Ladakh - Lamayuru & Attetse Monasteries

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Buddha Statues in Ladakh - Lamayuru & Attetse Monasteries

Driving west from Leh to the start of our trek at Kanji we visit the large monastery of Lamayuru and the much smaller monastery at Atteste village.

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