Kanaat
‘'On the whole, imperial theory denied excellence in Indian art and architecture; instead, it found a way to offer a grudging praise to craftwork. Indians were allowed to excel at 'applied' art, which only required manual skill, but not at 'fine' art which exercised the intellect and emotions. Through this distinction colonial intellectuals fostered a blindness to the existence of Indian architects and engineers, and assiduously promoted the Indian 'craftsmen'.'
The embroidery was done by girls enrolled at a school in Sheikhupura, Pakistan. The owner’s aim is to equip girls with life skill so they can earn as they never could a school. She makes it possible by providing them with a stipend and all the materials so they can solely focus on learning.
Kanaat’s in Pakistan were originally very colorful and used specifically for weddings but are now often used to erect a temporary boundary wherever there is a need.
