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Gallery Talk: Kawandi: Patchwork Quilts and Siddi Culture
When:
Tuesday, Apr 24, 2018 4:00p -
5:00p
Where:
The Davis Museum
106 Central Street
Wellesley, MA 02481
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Art
Event website:
www.theDavis.org
Join Soulful Stitching co-curator Sarah K. Khan and Davis Museum Assistant Curator Amanda Gilvin for a gallery talk on the African diasporic Indian art of kawandi, patchwork quilts made from saris. With a focus on how the quilts relate to food, culture, and social justice, Khan will discuss her research and film projects on Siddi culture.
Photo courtesy of the artist, the Siddi Women’s Quilting Cooperative, and Drs. Henry J. Drewal and Sarah K. Khan L.2017.9.9.
Photo courtesy of the artist, the Siddi Women’s Quilting Cooperative, and Drs. Henry J. Drewal and Sarah K. Khan L.2017.9.9.