Printing Block
Printing Block
2015 (made)
2015 (made)
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This textile printing block was carved at Yaseen wooden block-makers in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Wooden blocks like this are dipped in colour and applied by hand directly to fabric. They can also be used to stamp mordant or resist patterns on a textile before dyeing.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Printing Block (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Carved shisham wood |
| Brief description | Block for textile printing carved of shisham wood (Indian rosewood) with original packaging Yaseen Woodan Block Makers, Jaipur, 2015. |
| Physical description | Shisham wood carved textile printing block with attached handle |
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| Credit line | Given by Cultureshock Media |
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| Summary | This textile printing block was carved at Yaseen wooden block-makers in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Wooden blocks like this are dipped in colour and applied by hand directly to fabric. They can also be used to stamp mordant or resist patterns on a textile before dyeing. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.24:1,2-2015 |
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| Record created | July 20, 2015 |
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