Cotton & Colour: A Deep History of Indus Valley Textiles

Priest king Mohenjo Daro.

Category

ROM at Home

Audience

Adults

Age

18+

About

From the earliest evidence of cotton (7,000 BCE) to the importance of fiber arts in the emergence of early urban centres, ROM botanist Deborah Metsger and archaeologist J. Mark Kenoyer explore the rich and diverse history of textiles in the early settlements of the Indian subcontinent.

 Event recorded on May 18, 2021.

Curator Conversations: Cotton & Colour: A Deep History of Indus Valley Textiles