Textiles at the Museum of Goa

Mhammai Zatra by Savia Viegas is a mixed media piece on khadi, a hand-spun, hand-woven fabric promoted by Gandhi and symbolising India’s self-reliance and resistance to British colonial rule. It has handmade lace, embroidery, and cloth patchwork, and celebrates how food brings people together across Goa's many zatras or pilgrimage festivals, from temple fairs to church feasts. In these gatherings, stalls overflow with sweets and snacks like Kaddio Boddo, finger-sized, deep-fried sticks of dough tossed in melted jaggery infused with ginger and sprinkled with sesame seeds. These foods cross boundaries of religion and identity. They are also the souvenirs from the festival - what the goddess eats, the people eat, too.Read more