IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. From card: "Collected at Attu Island ...

I studied fine art at the Durban University of Technology and recently received my Postgraduate qualification. I have been practising as an artist and curator since my first year of studies at DUT. I ...

KODIAK, ALASKA—According to a report in Alaska Native News, ancient fragments of woven grass have been recovered on Kodiak Island, which is located off Alaska’s southern coast. “We were excavating a ...

Grass was then passed between the warp and weft strings as a crossbar was lifted and dropped. Th mat was then tied off at the ends when finished and could be rolled up and carried away. Two 2.5 m mats ...

GANGHWA ISLAND — The landscape of Ganghwa Island, just west of Seoul, has changed from one filled with traditional houses that once vigorously produced sedge crafts to one filled with posh summer ...

The Sylhet-born Gurusaday Dutta, a noted civil servant of yesteryears, a famous folklorist and writer, was renowned for his contribution to the preservation of the folk arts and crafts of Bengal.

Chennai: Since she was 12, A Mohamed Fathima has been weaving ‘pais’ or mats out of ‘korai’ grass. But, in the past few weeks, the 30-year-old from Pattamadai in Tirunelveli district has been learning ...