<p>Kalamkari bed spread:
</p><p>The kalamkari means  "Pen work"  reffered to work on the textile done in the vegetable dyes by artisans from Machilepatnam, Kalahasthi and palakollu.
</p><p>These works were done both by the Hindhu and Muslim artists who cattered to the needs of temples where they were used as temple hangings; to the elite Hindus and Muslims who used Kalamkari 's for  bed spreads,Tent furnishings,cushions etc.
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During the colonial rule this fabric became very popular and was used for garment making by the Europeans .The theme were drawn from Hindhu mythological stories.
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Islamic floral motifs and designs like the  tree of the life etc.Later social scenes  from every day 
life also began to be depicted .
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The palang posh on the display measures 118x200 cms.
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