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A Village Ritual
Artist from Bankura2018
Banglanatak
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
This image is of a ritual in a village where terracotta horses are being offered to the village deities as a sign of devotion. Terracotta horses, since ages, are being offered through rituals in return for blessings. People offer them as a token of their devotion to Dharma Thakur, Manasa and numerous other village deities. These terracotta horses are of various sizes but usually come in shades of black and red.
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Details
- Title: A Village Ritual
- Creator: Artist from Bankura
- Date Created: 2018
- Location: Bankura
- Subject Keywords: Crafts, Terracotta, Craftspersons, Artists, Bengal
- Rights: Banglanatak.com
- Medium: Clay
- About the craft: Terracotta is the art form where clay is used to make various items especially utensils and then baked in earthen kiln to make it more durable. Terracotta pottery is distinguishable from other forms of pottery because of the distinct type of clay that is used. The clay is rich rust red in colour because of high iron content which when reacts with oxygen gives it hues of red, orange, yellow, black. Terracotta pottery can be found in the Panchmura village of Bankura district in West Bengal.
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