A method of determining the objective age of carbon-based materials by measuring the amount of carbon-14, formed when the nitrogen of radiocarbon decays, against an internationally used standard reference. William F Libby is credited with developing the method in 1946. It is used widely in disciplines such as archaeology and other natural sciences to determine the age of biological specimens and artefacts.
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Also known as woodblock printing, it is the process of stamping coloured designs on base fabrics such as cotton and…
A type of sari made in Ilkal in Karnataka, India, woven in dyed silk and decorated with embroidery. Traditionally considered…
Derived from the Hindi and Urdu word for “outline,” it is a step in some Indian block-printing processes, in which…
Known as sumi-e (black ink painting) in Japanese, it is a painting technique that uses black ink in water in…
Discontinuous patterning techniques in Bhutanese weaving, using supplementary weft to create single-faced motifs and patterns (invisible on the reverse of…
Latticed screen windows often found in Islamic architecture, typically made of stone, metal, and in rare cases, also wood. Apart…
Art made by assembling disparate elements from everyday or found objects. Assemblages are often associated with movements such as Dadaism,…
Meaning “clothes from Kashi” in Sanskrit, it is a possible reference to the brocaded fabric produced in Kashi (now Varanasi).