Author: Mohanty, B.B.; Mishra,Chittaranjan ; & Swain, S.K.
Title: Handloom Products : Tie and Dye [ Orissa. Handicraft Survey Report ]
Description: Delhi, Controller of Publications, (1989). orig. wrappers. 27x21cm, viii,150,(21)p, Series: Census of India - 1981:Part X - D: Series - 16:Orissa. Includes 21 plates of drawings, 12 in color.. 21pp plates. Minor wear. Some smudges to title and one page margin. VG. ¶ Printer's colophon published on rear cover reads: "PRG 20.81 (Orissa) - 300- 1989 (DSK II)" [ie: published in an edition of 300 copies] An in-depth study of the "Gajabandha" & "Suryabandha" tie and dye technique on weaving in Nuapatna (Cuttack district); Sonapur (Balangir district) and Bargarh ( Sambalpur district) of Orissa state, detailing present condition of the craft,availability of raw materials, details of working technique; improvement of quality & design;competition with foreign/factory products, problems relating to finance & marketing; reasons for the craft's decay & prospects for rejuvenation, etc. Numerous textual tables.

Keywords: Indian Ethnology, Cotton weaving, Silk weaving, Trades & crafts, Sociology, Anthropology, Census of India, Orissa, traditional crafts, Handloom weaving