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Related Keywords: Arts of the Deccan, embroidery forms toda (Tamil Nadu), embroidery works, kausti (Karnataka) and banjara (Andhra Pradesh). explore technique, Kerala’s floral carpets, National Museum, Nauras exhibition, new-age textile embroidery, peninsular region, zari brocade and kalamkari traditions

Nauras: The Many Arts of the Deccan’ ongoing exhibtion organized on the embroidery works of the peninsular region at the National Museum here, depicts the art of Deccani sultanates between the 16th and 19th centuries.

Although embroidery is popular across the country, techniques used in the Deccan region are lesser known. Apart from the zari brocade and kalamkari traditions, some of the famous embroidery forms of the region are toda (Tamil Nadu), kausti (Karnataka) and banjara (Andhra Pradesh).

Related Keywords: dream weavers, Filipinos, hand spun abaca fibers, Hibla gallery, National Museum, strands of dyed abaca, T'boli women, T'nalak weaving

South Cotabato’s T'nalak weaving is an art form perfected over decades of practice by T'boli women, and only a handful of master weavers can be considered true 'dream weavers', the works of whom are highly valued. T’nalak weaving craft was the spotlight at the National Museum this weekend.