Raddle,
A long, flat, narrow piece of wood with nails or metal pins every1/4" or 2", used to spread the warp evenly for beaming the warp onto the warp beam.
A long, flat, narrow piece of wood with nails or metal pins every1/4" or 2", used to spread the warp evenly for beaming the warp onto the warp beam.
Rag,
Rag implies cotton, and often once used cotton that can be used as a base material for paper making.
Rag implies cotton, and often once used cotton that can be used as a base material for paper making.
Ragamala,
A ‘garland of ragas’ or musical modes ( f. ragini), whose essential characteristics are creatively personified, both in verse and in visual images, in series of thirty-six or more illustrations in the miniature tradition.
A ‘garland of ragas’ or musical modes ( f. ragini), whose essential characteristics are creatively personified, both in verse and in visual images, in series of thirty-six or more illustrations in the miniature tradition.
Rainbowing,
Known as ‘fondu’ in France. The use of a divided colour-box in block printing, so that the colour is transferred to the block in the form of softly shaded stripes.
Known as ‘fondu’ in France. The use of a divided colour-box in block printing, so that the colour is transferred to the block in the form of softly shaded stripes.
Raising,
The method of producing hollow-ware (dishes and bowls etc) by hammering an initially flat sheet of metal over a curved stake. In raising the metal is struck on the convex side of the form with a curved faced-hammer compressing and thickening the walls of the vessel as the overall diameter of the vessel is reduced and the edges are 'raised' above the centre. The diameter of the initial blank is much larger than the diameter of the finished article; typically the starting blank has a diameter equivalent to the combined dimensions of the average diameter and the height of the finished form and is of relatively thin sheet. The thickening of the metal at the rim is often increased further by caulking the edge. So that, starting with a 0.9 mm thick blank the rim may end up 2 to 3 mm thick, and the vessel is less likely to distort during use. The raising process is usually preceded by a ‘blocking out’ or ‘hollowing’ process in which the sheet is forged into a shallow dish-shaped form by hammering from what will become the inside of the vessel against a concave depression in a wooden block. Related Terms: blocking, caulking, dishing, hollowing, sinking
The method of producing hollow-ware (dishes and bowls etc) by hammering an initially flat sheet of metal over a curved stake. In raising the metal is struck on the convex side of the form with a curved faced-hammer compressing and thickening the walls of the vessel as the overall diameter of the vessel is reduced and the edges are 'raised' above the centre. The diameter of the initial blank is much larger than the diameter of the finished article; typically the starting blank has a diameter equivalent to the combined dimensions of the average diameter and the height of the finished form and is of relatively thin sheet. The thickening of the metal at the rim is often increased further by caulking the edge. So that, starting with a 0.9 mm thick blank the rim may end up 2 to 3 mm thick, and the vessel is less likely to distort during use. The raising process is usually preceded by a ‘blocking out’ or ‘hollowing’ process in which the sheet is forged into a shallow dish-shaped form by hammering from what will become the inside of the vessel against a concave depression in a wooden block. Related Terms: blocking, caulking, dishing, hollowing, sinking
Ram Dao,
The Ram Dao sword is not a combat weapon but one used for sacrificial purposes. It was in use in Bengal, Assam and Nepal. It has a broad, heavy, forward curved blade about 2 feet in length. The handle is straight and long so that the sacrificial sword can be held in both hands for a downward stroke.
The Ram Dao sword is not a combat weapon but one used for sacrificial purposes. It was in use in Bengal, Assam and Nepal. It has a broad, heavy, forward curved blade about 2 feet in length. The handle is straight and long so that the sacrificial sword can be held in both hands for a downward stroke.
Rangrez,
Dyeing of fabrics in India, is the traditional occupation of the rangrez, rang meaning "colour" and rez, "to pour".
Dyeing of fabrics in India, is the traditional occupation of the rangrez, rang meaning "colour" and rez, "to pour".
Ratchet,
A toothed wheel placed at the end of cloth and warp beams which is held by a pawl to keep the beam from rotating.
A toothed wheel placed at the end of cloth and warp beams which is held by a pawl to keep the beam from rotating.
Rath,
The many tiered chariot on wheels which is fitted with statues of deities and decorated colourfully. It is pulled through the streets by devotees during puja festivities in India and Nepal.
The many tiered chariot on wheels which is fitted with statues of deities and decorated colourfully. It is pulled through the streets by devotees during puja festivities in India and Nepal.