Africans in India: Merchants, Soldiers, Admirals, Rulers… and Slaves
Henry Drewal (Evjue-Bascom Professor of Art History and Afro-American Studies, UW-Madison)
Event Details
Date
Thursday, December 10, 2015
Time
12 p.m.
Location
206 Ingraham Hall
Description
Africans have been traveling and living in India for many centuries. Their lives took very many forms – from the most elite to the most oppressed. Dr. Drewal will give a broad historical overview of elite Africans in the Deccan, and then focus on the Africans (Siddis) of Karantaka and their arts, especially their patchwork quilts (kawandi).
Cost
Free