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Applique Work
The appliqué art perfected by the artisans of Pipli, a village 40 km from Puri on the Bhubaneswar-Puri
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Brass & Bell Metal
The fine engravings on brass and bellmetal utensils, bronze bangles and pots are important aspects of Orissan art. Artefacts made of metal, particolarly brass, find pride of place in the homes of Orissa.
Beautiful lamps and lamp-stands are used during the worship of deities.
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Jhoti or Chita & Muruja
They are called jhoti or chita and
are drawn not merely with the intention of decorating the house, but to
establish a relationship between the mystical and the material, thus
being highly symbolical and meaningful. |
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Metal Work
Metal craft has reached a great deal of perfection in Orissa
with some truly indigenous designs emerging from its craftsmen's skills.
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Paintings
Rock Paintings
Even at the most basic level Orissan paintings have a colour
and vibrancy that are one of the most effective media of reflecting
life.
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Palm Leaf Writing
Away from the shops and bazaars, in some friendly Oriyan
household or in a temple or at an astrologer's place, the ancient art of
palm leaf writing still survives.
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Patta Chitra
Just 70 km away, on the sea coast lies Puri,
a temple and beach town that shares and mirrors some of
Bhubaneswar's arts and crafts, even as it nurtures arts and
crafts that are uniquely its own. |
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Sand Arts
In Orissa ,a unique type of art form is developed at Puri . But it spreads all over the world. To carve a sand statue, the raw material is the simply clean and fine grained sand mixed with water.
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Silver Filigree
Tarkashi, or silver filigree from Cuttack region, is one of the most exquisite renditions of silver craft. Beaten silver is drawn into fine wires and foils which are then fashioned together to create jewellery
of infinite beauty.
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Stone Carving
Stone carving is a very major handicraft of Orissa.
As is evident from the innumerable archaeological monuments, rock-cut
sculptures, caves and temples built for centuries
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Tribal Combs
Comb & Lanjia Saora Comb
of the sixty-two tribes inhabiting Orissa, 12-15
tribes know the art of comb making. |
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Tribal Handicrafts
Though there are very few potters among the tribals,
the tribal people expand their patronage to the other potters.
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Tribal Handlooms
Orissa is a thickly tribal inhabited state,
consisting of sixty-two tribes living in different parts of the state -
in the highlands, forests, valleys and in the foot hills. |
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Wood Carving
Carving
Over the centuries, Puri has preserved a superb tradition of carving, dating back to the Kalinga
School.
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