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Wide of robes and shawls on display at exhibition 'Power Cloths of the Commonwealth'2. Pan over Commonwealth Games collage of handloom cloths, called the canopy of Commonwealth  3. Wide of...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eAP Television \u003cbr/\u003eNew Delhi, India, 5 October 2010\u003cbr/\u003e1. Wide of robes and shawls on display at exhibition 'Power Cloths of the Commonwealth'\u003cbr/\u003e2. Pan over Commonwealth Games collage of handloom cloths, called the canopy of Commonwealth  \u003cbr/\u003e3. Wide of crafts museum with poster of exhibition\u003cbr/\u003e4. Close of poster reading (English) \"Power Cloths of The Commonwealth, Crafts Museum 28 September - 20 October 2010, Bhairon Marg, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.\"\u003cbr/\u003e5. Wide of exhibition, possum skin cloak from Australia inside a glass case in foreground  \u003cbr/\u003e6. Tilt up of revolving Yoruba people's masquerade garments from Nigeria  \u003cbr/\u003e7. Wide of curator of the exhibition Suzanne Davies, zoom into ceremonial cloth and sacred heirloom from Gujrat which was traded to Toraja region of Sulawesi in Indonesia\u003cbr/\u003e8. Shift focus shot of button detailing on garment  \u003cbr/\u003e9. SOUNDBITE (English) Suzanne Davies, Co-Curator, Power Cloths of the Commonwealth Exhibition:\u003cbr/\u003e\"We were able to identify extraordinary things, three categories basically of ideas of power: one, elaborate costumes, one, worn by people who were very important and others that are highly symbolic, those three categories. And we gathered them all together, as you can see in this space, to tell the story of all the related nations of the Commonwealth.\"\u003cbr/\u003e10. Tilt up of former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela's shirt on display  \u003cbr/\u003e11. Mid of people looking at the exhibition  \u003cbr/\u003e12. Close tilt up of Mandela's shirt  \u003cbr/\u003e13. Mid of a Nehru jacket and a Khadi shawl worn by late spiritual leader Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi \u003cbr/\u003e14. Close tilt up of jacket and shawl  \u003cbr/\u003e15. Wide of exhibits including Queen Victoria's gloves in a glass enclosure  \u003cbr/\u003e16. Close tilt down of Queen Victoria's gloves  \u003cbr/\u003e17. SOUNDBITE (English) Helen Rayment, Exhibitions Coordinator, 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games Arts Project:\u003cbr/\u003e\"The gloves that were worn by Queen Victoria, the curator said, we needed a piece that related to Queen Victoria, because she is so significant in the Commonwealth, so, we tried a number of museum collections, then we ended up talking to someone at the Victoria and Albert Museum who then put me in touch with a dealer in London who helped us. So, it's complicated, but very rewarding.\"\u003cbr/\u003e18. Wide of visitors watching a film on the handlooms of Commonwealth  \u003cbr/\u003e19. Close of monitor showing man dancing in a robe  \u003cbr/\u003e20. Tilt down of mask  \u003cbr/\u003e21. Mid of visitors looking at the Chikuza mask of the Makishi dancer from Zambia  \u003cbr/\u003e22. Tilt up of Makishi dancer costume with mask  \u003cbr/\u003e23. Zoom in of white Carnival costume from Trinidad and Tobago  \u003cbr/\u003e24. Various of Commonwealth handloom collage  \u003cbr/\u003e25. SOUNDBITE (English) Suzanne Davies, Curator, Power Cloths of the Commonwealth Exhibition:  \u003cbr/\u003e\"We have all shared complex experiences, we have complex histories, but we have in common our passion and respect for our traditions and that we recognise them and that we celebrate them. I think, that's probably the strongest message we can take from this exhibition.\"\u003cbr/\u003e26. Wide of visitors looking exhibits  \u003cbr/\u003e27. Various of visitors  \u003cbr/\u003e28. SOUNDBITE (English) Linda Hawke, Visitor:  \u003cbr/\u003e\"We can't imagine anything like this, bringing together the whole Commonwealth family and the traditions and the crafts and the skills that, you know, we have in the Commonwealth family. It's truly wonderful.\"\u003cbr/\u003e29. Wide of dance performance in traditional Indian classical Kathak style, dancer explaining through hand and body movements how a handloom cloth is produced \u003cbr/\u003e30. Various of Kathak dancer  \u003cbr/\u003e31. Pan from audience to dance performance   \u003cbr/\u003eShirts belonging to Nelson Mandela, a jacket from Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi and Queen Victoria's gloves are just some of the items on display at the 'Power Cloths of the Commonwealth' exhibition in Delhi. \u003cbr/\u003eWith the Commonwealth Games underway, the focus is also on culture as the nation showcases power textiles in the Indian capital.\u003cbr/\u003eTitled 'Power Cloths of the Commonwealth', the exhibition has been organised by the New Delhi Crafts Museum and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology  (RMIT) University Gallery of Australia.\u003cbr/\u003eThe co-curators Suzanne Davies from Australia and Jasleen Dhamija from India have put together a treasured collection of textiles with the assistance of private donors and the Delhi High Commissions of Commonwealth Countries.\u003cbr/\u003eThe organisers say the exhibition is not only a celebration of the many bonds that unite Commonwealth countries, but also an expression of their cultural diversity. \u003cbr/\u003eCo-Curator Suzanne Davies, Director of the RMIT Gallery says the garments on display tell a story about the idea of symbolic power embodied in clothing - politically, ceremonially and aesthetically. \u003cbr/\u003e\"We were able to identify extraordinary things, three categories basically of ideas of power: one, elaborate costumes, one, worn by people who were very important and others that are highly symbolic, those three categories. And we gathered them all together, as you can see in this space, to tell the story of all the related nations of the Commonwealth.\"\u003cbr/\u003ePower, according to the curators, refers to a number of qualities and dimensions, including the power vested in a garment by virtue of the excellence of technique in its making and the value of the materials from which it is made.\u003cbr/\u003eThese include cloths of high aesthetic value which were traded around the world.   \u003cbr/\u003eThere is a particular focus on ceremonial cloths used by indigenous communities from Canada, New Zealand and Australia including a possum skin cloak made by Australian Aboriginal elders and gifted to the former Lord Mayor of Melbourne.\u003cbr/\u003eOther ceremonial cloths include a rare painted and printed Kalamkari created by Gujrati masters dated to 14th to 16th century. This sacred heirloom from Gujrat was traded to the Toraja region of Sulawesi in Indonesia.   \u003cbr/\u003eOrganisers say the concept of power in textiles also arises from the significance of the wearer - like the distinctive dress choices of major historical leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Nelson Mandela and Queen Victoria. \u003cbr/\u003eThese pieces signify political power or political positions of resistance and independence.\u003cbr/\u003eThere's Gandhi's shawl symbolising India's freedom fighters, Nelson Mandela's shirt and Queen Victoria's gloves representing the centralised power of the Commonwealth.\u003cbr/\u003e\"The gloves that were worn by Queen Victoria, the curator said, we needed a piece that related to Queen Victoria, because she is so significant in the Commonwealth, so, we tried a number of museum collections, then we ended up talking to someone at the Victoria and Albert Museum who then put me in touch with a dealer in London who helped us. So, it's complicated, but very rewarding,\" says exhibitions coordinator, Helen Rayment.\u003cbr/\u003e'Power' may also arise from the spiritual, mystical or symbolic cultural status of the garment or cloth, like the clothing of a shaman, say the curators. \u003cbr/\u003eThe Makishi masquerade mask and dress of Zambia is an embodiment of ancestral spirits. \u003cbr/\u003eRitually powerful cloths are represented here by the spectacular Yoruba masquerade costumes from Nigeria.   \u003cbr/\u003eAnd finally, there is the power of celebration as seen in costumes designed for events like carnivals and festivals - like the white costume from Trinidad and Tobago.\u003cbr/\u003eThe exhibits also include a Moghul Brocade hanging, exquisite Kashmir shawls, an extraordinary pugree turban of a Baluchi Chief and robes of honour from Pakistan.\u003cbr/\u003eThe Crafts Museum has contributed a gold embroidered late Moghul Khilat, robe of honour and turban along with Neelambari and koniya worked 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