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The grace of four moons : dress, adornment, and the art of the body in modern India / Pravina Shukla ; photographs by Pravina Shukla and Henry Glassie.
| Author/creator | Shukla, Pravina |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2008. |
| Description | xi, 498 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Material culture Material culture (Indiana University, Bloomington) ^A443477 |
| Contents | Body art in Banaras -- Getting ready -- Gaze, sacred and secular -- Shopping for clothes -- Weaving saris -- Making jewelry -- Kanhaiya Lal -- Shopping along the Vishvanath Gali -- Assembling bangle sets -- Nina Khanchandani -- Neelam Chaturvedi -- Mukta Tripathi -- After the wedding -- Before the wedding -- The wedding -- The study of body art. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 471-490) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007032051 |
| ISBN | 9780253349118 (cloth) |
| ISBN | 0253349117 (cloth) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | GT 1460 .S55 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |