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The rich and robust legacy of Indian textile is the witness of the magnificence of Indian craftsmen. A history of centuries woven with utmost delicacy has found its place in the National Crafts Museum & Hastkala (Handicrafts and Handlooms) Academy. As the land and demography of the country, the variety of Indian embroidery is vast and diverse. From Gujarat’s Patola to Bengal’s Nakshi Kantha, from Karnataka’s Kasuti to Punjab’s Chambal - the diversity of Indian embroidery is m

The Human Ecology Building, located on the University of Alberta campus in Edmonton. Alberta, hosts an interesting range of textile exhibits, in the Human Ecology Gallery. The current exhibition: Curious Fashions, Performative Identities, was co-curated by Dr. Anne Bissonnette and the undergraduate students of the course "Material Culture & Curatorship," Isabelle Arden, Alexis Billiones, Janna Ehrenholz, Olivia Nash, Lola Oberhagemann, and Madison Silva.