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Ritualistic Product - Manasa Chali/Monjush
Artists from Dakshin Dinajpur2019
Banglanatak
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Manasa Chali or Monjush is a product made of Shola (a type of natural fibre) on which a painting of Manasa with snake hoods is done. Manasa Chali or Monjush is used for rituals associated with Goddess Manasa. Not only are they visually splendid, they also showcase skilled craftsmanship. These Shola structures are hallmarks of glorious indigenous cultural tradition of Bengal.
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- Title: Ritualistic Product - Manasa Chali/Monjush
- Creator: Artists from Dakshin Dinajpur
- Date Created: 2019
- Location: Artist from Dakshin Dinajpur
- Subject Keywords: Crafts, Shola, Sholapith, Craftspersons, Artists, Bengal
- Rights: Banglanatak.com
- Medium: Painted sholapith
- About the craft: Shola craft is an age-old tradition of Bengal. It is the art of making delicate, intricate, decorative objects from the soft, supple, porous and light weight core of the shola stem. Shola is an annual aquatic herb which grows in the wild, in marshy, waterlogged areas and at the same time is water resistant. It is also referred to as the Indian cork. This unique craft is used for making a plethora of products ranging from decorative pieces to ritualistic items. The craft is practised in the districts of Cooch Behar, Alipurduar, Dinajpur, Murshidabad, Birbhum, Bardhaman, Howrah, Hoogly.
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