On what basis can textile art also be considered a cultural sign?

Because patterns, colours, and weaving can show tradition and identity

The governing concept is that textile art carries meaning through material, pattern, colour, technique, and use. A community's weaving method, repeated motifs, colour choices, embroidery, or style of dress may communicate its history, environment, ceremonies, social identity, or regional traditions. These visual features can therefore function like cultural signs: they help viewers recognize or interpret belonging and inherited practice. Option B is correct because it identifies the specific elements through which textile art communicates tradition and identity. Options A, C, and D are contradictory: cloth is often useful, textile art requires design, and thread is one of its primary materials. The cultural meaning does not remove its practical or aesthetic value.

This is a Class 9 Art Education question. Chapter: Indian Art and Culture. Topic: Traditional Indian art.