Mattancherry Jewish - Craft Archive | Research on Indian Handicrafts & Handloom https://gaatha.org Indian Craft online Tue, 26 Jul 2022 07:00:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.11 https://gaatha.org/wp-content/uploads/gaatha-logo-63x63.png Mattancherry Jewish - Craft Archive | Research on Indian Handicrafts & Handloom https://gaatha.org 32 32 Indo Jewish embroidery ~ Kochi https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/indo-jewish-embroidery-kochi/ https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/indo-jewish-embroidery-kochi/#respond Mon, 25 Jul 2022 09:52:57 +0000 https://gaatha.org/?post_type=listing&p=13153 The Indo-Jewish embroidery, spinning and shadow work is found in a quiet heritage corner of Mattancherry in Ernakulam district in the state of Kerala. Near one of the oldest Jewish Synagogues (Jewish place of worship) in the world is the largest settlement of Jews in India following their expulsion from Portugal in 1492 by the […]

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]]> The Indo-Jewish embroidery, spinning and shadow work is found in a quiet heritage corner of Mattancherry in Ernakulam district in the state of Kerala. Near one of the oldest Jewish Synagogues (Jewish place of worship) in the world is the largest settlement of Jews in India following their expulsion from Portugal in 1492 by the Alhambra Decree and stayed in what is now called Jew Street and cultivated the intricate art of Jewish embroidery that came to be known as Indo-Jewish embroidery as time passed and the art style started reflecting Indian styles.

The Cochin Jews migrated from Kodungallur and back to Israel in 1948 upon its formation that led to a fast dwindling settlement but the art was taught to localities allowing it a longer life term than it should have had.

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