The Wandering Pastoralists of the Lower Indus Delta, John Gillow, Brunei Gallery SOAS
Channel: SOAS University of London
Date: 2017-03-20

https://www.soas.ac.uk/gallery/embroidered-tales/
This lecture titled "The Wandering Pastoralists of the Lower Indus Delta" by John Gillow was given to coincide with the exhibition Embroidered Tales and Woven Dreams at the Brunei Gallery SOAS on 30 January 2017.

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John Gillow author, lecturer, traveller and collector has spent more than 40 years collecting the folk textiles of Asia and Africa. Every year he collects and researches for several months in many parts of the globe.

John is author of “Indian Textiles”, “Traditional Indonesian Textiles”, “Arts and Crafts of India”, “World Textiles”, “African Textiles” and “Printed and Painted Textiles of Africa” published by Thames and Hudson and the British Museum. "Textiles of the Islamic World" is his latest book.

The evening will include a performance by Shammi Pithia - music composition and bansuri.

The dance of the Indus is an echo across the ages, a culture both distant and yet not so far, depicting a moment away from the present day, in one tangible moment.

The 5 great elements of nature the Panchaboothas are deeply linked to the Indus valley and its people and their lives.

Arising from the golden sands of the Indus valley, the beautiful dancer of Mohenjadaro comes alive to pay her reverence to the Panchaboothas (Water – Apah; Fire –Agni; Wind – Vayu; Space – Akash and Earth – Prithvi. She freezes in time but continues to lives in the minds of the generations to come.

Lecture to coincide with the exhibition Embroidered Tales and Woven Dreams 19 January – 25 March 2017.