EXHIBITIONS BY YEAR
MoMA Staff
Director
Monroe Wheeler
American, 1899–1988
Selector
Edgar Kaufmann, Jr.
American, 1910–1989
Installer
Alexander Girard
American, 1907–1993
New York Times Review of the exhibition
PUBLISHED
17 April 1955
'Ritual' Crafts Of India
FOR thousands of years India has been famous for her fabrics, costumes and craftsmanship. In ancient Rome her muslins were known as "woven winds." This expression reflects the Indian concept of cloth, for the Veda sees the fabric of the world as woven by the gods. Decorative objects and jewelry, too, often have a religious inspiration, meaning or purpose.
New York Times • page SM68 • 543 words