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Siddi Quilts and Quilters
A presentation of materials on Siddi quilts and quiltmakers who are African descendants living in Northern Karnataka, India.
Africans, known as Siddis or Habshis in India, have lived and worked in South Asia for almost two millennia. Over that long span of time they have contributed to Indian 2 politics, economics, religion, culture, and the arts in countless ways. Their histories recount the achievements of many renowned persons, as well as the unsung struggles of countless others – stories of stunning victories and achievements as well as crushing defeats, stifling oppression, despair, recovery, and renewal. Through all of these changes and enormous challenges, against seemingly insurmountable odds, Africans have survived and, at times, thrived. These are the stories of individuals and communities, the women and men from Africa and their descendants who have helped to shape contemporary India.
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Documentation Project
Black Diaspora Quilt History Project -
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Kawandi: Quilts of Karnataka
Cullen, Makale Faber
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Soulful Stitching: Patchwork Quilts by...
Drewal, Henry John
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Soulful Stitching, Social Action: Patc...
Drewal, Henry John
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Stitching History: Patchwork Quilts by...
Drewal, Henry John
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Tadia: The African Diaspora In Asia, E...
Prasad, Kirankamal
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To Sow and To Sew: Sidi Women Farmers ...
Khan, Sara Khurshid
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The Africans (Siddis) of India: Histor...
Drewal, Henry John
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Story
Regina Francis, Siddi Quilter
Henry Drewal
