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{{Infobox geographical indication<br />
| name = Pedana Kalamkari<br />
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| image = Kalamkari handkerchief depicting Andhra Pradesh.jpg<br />
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| caption = A Kalamkari handkerchief depicting the Andhra Pradesh Map<br />
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| description = Dyed block-painting on a [[Textile|fabric]] is a unique Pedana style of Kalamkari work<br />
| type = [[Handicraft]]<br />
| area = [[Pedana]], [[Krishna district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| registered = <!-- Registration year --><br />
| material = {{plainlist|[[Fabric]]<br />
* [[Dye]]<br />
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'''Pedana Kalamkari''' also known as Machilipatnam style of [[Kalamkari]] work which involves vegetable [[dyed]] block-painting of a [[Textile|fabric]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Kalamkari back in demand|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/25/stories/2010102550860200.htm|date=25 October 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810013653/http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/25/stories/2010102550860200.htm|archivedate=10 August 2011|url-status=dead|work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Tirupati}}</ref> it is produced at [[Pedana]] a nearby town of [[Machilipatnam]] in [[Krishna district]] of the [[States and Territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name=pedana>{{cite news|last1=Umanadh|first1=JBS|title=Pedana Kalamkari made of natural colours gets GI tag|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/368021/pedana-kalamkari-made-natural-colours.html|accessdate=26 January 2016|work=Deccan Herald|date=10 November 2013|location=Machilipatnam}}</ref> It was registered as one of the [[geographical indication]] from Andhra Pradesh under [[handicraft]] goods by ''Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999''.<ref name="GI">{{cite web |title=Registration Details of Geographical Indications |url=http://www.ipindia.nic.in/writereaddata/Portal/Images/pdf/Registered_GI_01_04_19.pdf |website=Intellectual Property India, Government of India |accessdate=14 May 2019 }}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
This style of art evolved during the rule of [[Mughal Dynasty]] and practiced by [[Golconda Sultanate]]. Different textile products produced from this style of work include, wall hangings and clothing like, [[bedsheets]], [[curtain]]s, [[sari]]s etc.<ref name=pedana /><ref>{{cite book|last1=Pandya|first1=Prashant H.|title=Indian Philately Digest|date=August 2014|publisher=Indian Philatelists' Forum|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sBV_BAAAQBAJ&q=Machilipatnam+Kalamkari+craft+made+at+%5B%5BPedana%5D%5D&pg=PA3|accessdate=26 January 2016|language=en}}</ref> A wall hanger dating back to 15th Century AD, is still being displayed in Victoria Museum, London.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kalamkari Art Hanging dates back to 15th Century AD in Victoria Museum, London.|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/pedana-kalamkari-art-form-gets-gi-tag/article5033067.ece|website=The Hindu|date=17 August 2013 |accessdate=17 January 2021}}</ref><br />
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== Kalamkari work ==<br />
The Machilipatnam style of Kalamkari is one of the two styles of [[Kalamkari]] works present in India, with the other being, [[Srikalahasti Kalamkari|Srikalahasti]] style.<ref name=style>{{cite web|title=Kalamkari: Craft of the matter|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/kalamkari-craft-of-the-matter/16478155|website=mid-day|date=24 August 2015 |accessdate=26 January 2016}}</ref> It mainly uses [[vegetable dye]]s which are applied onto the fabric with the help of wooden blocks.<ref name=pedana /> According to GIR’s authorised user no – AU/396/GI/19/12, production of Machilipatnam Kalamkari is geographically only limited to [[Pedana]] town and its neighbouring villages of [[Machilipatnam]], Polavaram and [[Kappaladoddi]] in Guduru mandal of Krishna district.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Culture of Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Textile arts of India]]<br />
[[Category:Geographical indications in Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Machilipatnam]]</div>Abhijit