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Tiger motifs of Patachitra
Mantu Chitrakar2015
Banglanatak
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
The scroll paintings represent different mythological stories and animals are a important part of patachitra.
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- Title: Tiger motifs of Patachitra
- Creator: Mantu Chitrakar
- Date Created: 2015
- Location: Pingla, Paschim Medinipur
- Rights: banglanatak.com
- About the craft: Patachitra is a unique folk tradition of visual storytelling accompanied by songs. In Patachitra, stories are painted as frames on long scrolls and the Patuas gradually unfurl them while presenting the story through their songs.
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