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Santhal Kali on Rolled Patachitra
Artist from Purulia2019
Banglanatak
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
This is a painting of Goddess Kali in Santhal Patachitra, painted by artists of Majramura in Purulia. Depicted in tribal tones, the four-armed goddess is seen wearing a garland of human skulls.
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- Title: Santhal Kali on Rolled Patachitra
- Creator: Artist from Purulia
- Date Created: 2019
- Location: Purulia
- Subject Keywords: Crafts, Patachitra, Scroll Painting, Craftspersons, Santhal, Artists, Bengal
- Rights: Banglanatak.com
- Medium: Natural colour on paper
- About the craft: Santhal Patachitra is a tribal form of scroll painting, practiced by the indigenous people of Purulia and Bankura districts of West Bengal. In this tradition, the artists paint using minimal colours (acquired from fruits, flowers and stones).
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