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Her final project, ''Shamiana: The Mughal Tent,'' incorporated hand-made work by women from around the world. Her idea began in 1991, when she invited "South Asian women and girls living in London to visit the museum's Nehru
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Project participants were asked to craft 10-by-4-foot panels for a nomadic tent telling "new, culturally diverse stories through traditional needlework and innovative techniques." News of the project spread by word-of-mouth and panels arrived from many countries. The completed 66 panels were
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