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Santhal Patachitra Painter at Work
Artist from Majramura2019
Banglanatak
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Painting gods and goddesses of the Hindu pantheon is common in Santhal Patachitra.
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- Title: Santhal Patachitra Painter at Work
- Creator: Artist from Majramura
- Date Created: 2019
- Location: Purulia
- Subject Keywords: Crafts, Patachitra, Scroll Painting, Craftspersons, Santhal, Artists, Bengal
- Rights: Banglanatak.com
- 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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