Cultural Documentation and Collection Development
Toda Tribes of Nilgiris
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22155186 |
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| Authors | K Lavanya Nair (Vellore Institute of Technology University), José Armando Pérez Crespo (0000-0002-8122-5097), B Sneha, Sneha B, Georgy Sunny |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2022-09-08 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Chitrolekha Journal on Art and Design (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2456-978X • E-ISSN: 2456-978X |
| Publisher | Aesthetics Media Services (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.21659/cjad.62.v6n200 |
| OpenAlex | W4393006795 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
The documentation focuses on the art of Toda embroidery. This document can be divided into an initial ethnographic study and collection development. The first part of the paper starts with understanding the research methodology, followed by in-depth research on Tamil Nadu, its cultures, festivals, and art forms. It moves towards studying Nilgiri and the several tribes that reside within it. Among the different tribes living in Ootacamund and the surrounding areas of the Nilgiri hills, the focus is on the Toda tribes, their life, and their embroidery. The second half of the document, collection development, attempts to incorporate Toda embroidery and traditional fabric into a ready-to-wear clothing line. This is done by understanding the embroidery technique plus additional data from market research, wardrobe study, client study, and trend research, which is feasible for the upcoming season. This project also focuses on providing the people of this community with an opportunity to earn and, at the same time, showcase their work through the project
Archaeology · Art · Clothing · Data collection · Documentation · Ethnography · Geography · Social science · Sociology · Tamil · Visual arts · Anthropology · Computer Science · Engineering · Fashion and Cultural Textiles
| Highly cited | No |
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