A father-daughter duo in Kashmir is reviving traditional handmade grass mats by training women, creating incomes, and taking ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. From card: "Collected at Attu Island ...

The Sylhet-born Gurusaday Dutta, a noted civil servant of yesteryears, a famous folklorist and writer, was renowned for his contribution to the preservation of the folk arts and crafts of Bengal.

THRISSUR: Killimangalam mats that had vanished from the market for years are making a comeback, thanks to the efforts of four women who learnt the art of weaving the mat and preserving the place’s ...

KODIAK, ALASKA—According to a report in Alaska Native News, ancient fragments of woven grass have been recovered on Kodiak Island, which is located off Alaska’s southern coast. “We were excavating a ...

Bijnor: Mats made of reeds, a wetland grass that grows abundantly in Bijnor district, will be rolled out at the five-day Ganga Snan Mela that begins here on November 30. Thousands of devotees come to ...