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Traditional Wall Decorations of the Bhils and Gonds: Techniques and Symbolism
Wall ArtThe Bhils and Gonds have retained the tradition of decorating the walls of their houses and this activity has its roots in the cave dwelling traditions of their ancestors. The walls of their huts are decorated with colours or symbols. Mud huts have provided an attractive surface for decoration. This flat surface has always been an inspiration for the…
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The Pithora Art: Sacred Narratives and Heritage
A plethora is generally depicted in terms of a marriage procession of Babo Pithora with Pithori Devi. The most significant of the elements in a pithora are the horses in the uppermost row (usually five, of Ganesha, Babo Pithora, Pithori Devi, Indra (the king of all Gods) and Hudol (the benevolent female spirit) whom they worship. There are other horses…
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Pithora Art: The Spiritual and Cultural Expressions of the Bhils and Gonds
The Bhils and Gonds are an authority in the Pithora form of art. Jyotindra Jain of Lalit Kala Academy has in fact devoted a complete treatise to this style of painting that is limited mostly to the Bhil tribe. Significantly, the form depicts the Bhili ‘Creation myths’. The artist brings to his art, extreme devotion and hard work and like…
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