Indian Folk Art

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Indian Folk Art
MASKS
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Mandhubani Paintings

• Madhubani paintins are created by women to
  decorate their homes for marriages and religious
  holidays.
• Eventually their designs were reproduced on paper
• Paints are made from plants, flowers, and rice.
• Brushes are made from cotton wrapped around a
  bamboo stick.

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Birth of Ganesha
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Dancing Shiva
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Lotus Feet of Lord Shiva
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Lord Krishna
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ani.asp
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Pattachitra

• Pattachitra is a chitra (a painting) on a patta
  (a canvas)
• The paints are colored with raw materials such as
  plants, leaves, soot, and powdered stones.
• A strict order must be followed the borders,
  then the outlines of the figures, the clothes, to
  ornaments, any other decorations, and last, the
  eyeballs.
• Today, pattachitra are now painted on other
  surfaces such as silk and palm leaf manuscripts

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Krishna Playing the Flute
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Krishna and Rahhu
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Saraswati
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Lord_Ganesha
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Orissa Tribal Painting

• These paintings were originally done on caves,
  then on houses.
• They are now drawn on fabric such as raw silk
• They usually show day to day life with tiny human
  forms painted in black.

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Orissa Tribal Painting
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Tanjore Paintings

• These paintings are usually started by covering a
  piece of wood with cloth that is then stretched
  then covered with glue.
• After an outline is sketched, the painting is
  decorated with semi-precious stones, gold leaf
  foil and glass.
• Finally, the painting is completed using strong
  colors.
• The main figures ared added last.

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Dancing Ganesha
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nesha/
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Pillow Ganesha
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Mushi Ganesha
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Masks of India

• Folk dancers use masks during festivals and
  ritual dances.
• Masks can represent the characters in the folk
  tale, usually, gods, goddesses, and devils.
• Masks are used to express the feelings or the
  theme of the story.

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Chhau Dance Mask
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Cow Mask
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Hanuman Mask
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Mask of Chhau Dance
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Mask of Kathakkali
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Mask of the Moon
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Horn Magician
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Worship Mask
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Folk Artist
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Folk Artist
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Kathakkali Dancer
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Story Teller
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