The Flower, the Labor, and the Sea

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by Bhasha Chakrabarti

Publisher & Date

RISD Museum, 2025
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Long purple and white textile depicting many scenes along a trade route, such as sailing ships, laborers and scenes of leisure.

Bhasha Chakrabarti

The Intoxication of the Flower the Exhaustion of the Labor, the Circulation of the Seas, and the Seduction of the Stitch

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