Author: Ramachandra, M.S.; Koppad, K.B. ; & Narasimha Murthy, B.S.
Title: Ilkal Sarees [ Karnataka: Handicraft Survey Report ]
Description: Delhi, Controller of Publications, (1989). orig. wrappers. 30x21cm,, xv,250, (16)pp, Includes 16 pp map,diagram & photoplates, (6 of which are colored).. 16pp maps,diagrams,photos. Minor wear. VG. ¶ Series: Census of India- 1981; Series 9; Part X- D.Printer's colophon published at bottom of last page reads: "MG11PCB - S2 - 1 RGI/ND/89 - 27.6.89.- 300." [ie: published in an edition of 300 copies]. An in-depth study of the handloom weaving of Ilkal Sari in Bijapur district of Karnataka, detailing history of origin & development of the craft; craftsmen in their rural setting ( Dotihal; Kandgal; Sulibhavi) process of learning; manufacturing process; marketing; craft & employment. Pages 89 - 250 are entirely tables.

Keywords: Indian Ethnology, Rural crafts, South Asia, Sari, Garments, Folk costume, anthropology, Sociology, Census of India, Handloom weaving