Documenting the Goan quilt, or godhadi as it is called locally, is the task that the Naari Artisans Movement has taken up, in collaboration with the Goa State Museum. Besides recording the origins and physical characteristics of each quilt made in Goa that they can get their hands on, the women who spearhead this project - Natasha, Aira and Milan (yes, by a completely random act of coincidence, the acronym of their names matches that of their organisation!) - also organise quilt-making workshops, and interview quilt-makers and their families to get the stories behind the quilts (some of the which are more than 50 to 60 years old).
In this video, we learn from Natasha, Aira and Milan about the documentation project - how it all started and the work that they are currently involved in. Radha Bhave, Director of the Goa State Museum, also speaks of the museum's collaboration in this project.
On the 8th of July 2013, a selection of the first lot of documented quilts was put on display at the museum for a month-long exhibition. This film was screened on the inaugural day of that exhibition.
Goan Godhadis Through the Ages
English, Hindi and Konkani with English subtitles.
In this video, we learn from Natasha, Aira and Milan about the documentation project - how it all started and the work that they are currently involved in. Radha Bhave, Director of the Goa State Museum, also speaks of the museum's collaboration in this project.
On the 8th of July 2013, a selection of the first lot of documented quilts was put on display at the museum for a month-long exhibition. This film was screened on the inaugural day of that exhibition.
Goan Godhadis Through the Ages
English, Hindi and Konkani with English subtitles.
