Patachitra

Patachitra or Pattachitra is a general term for traditional, cloth-based scroll painting, based in the eastern Indian states of Odisha, and West Bengal as well as parts of Bangladesh. Patachitra art form is known for its intricate details as well as mythological narratives and folktales inscribed in it. Pattachitra is one of the ancient artworks of Odisha, originally created for ritual use and as souvenirs for pilgrims to Puri, as well as other temples in Odisha. Patachitras are a component of an ancient Bengali narrative art, originally serving as a visual device during the performance of a s

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Geographical indication.name: Pattachitra
Geographical indication.alternative names: Patachitra
Geographical indication.description: Patachitra (or Pattachitra in Odisha) is an old traditional art of Odisha and West Bengal
Geographical indication.area: Raghurajpur, Puri, Danda Sahi, Parlakhemundi, Chikiti, Digapahandi, Sonepur, Dharakote (Odisha) Birbhum, West Midnapore, Nayagram of Pingla block in Jhargram, Bardhaman, Murshidabad district and Kalighat region (West Bengal)
Geographical indication.country: India
Geographical indication.registered: Odisha Pattachitra: 10 July 2008 Bengal Patachitra: 28 March 2018
Geographical indication.material: Cloth, Silk, Palm leaf, Paper, Color, Theme

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Patachitra is traditionele volksschilderkunst die wordt beoefend in de Indiase deelstaat Odisha. Deze volkskunst ontstond in de achtste eeuw. Het ontstaan en de ontwikkeling van patachitra zijn nauw verbonden met de cult van de god Vishnoe, met name in de gedaante van . De voorstellingen van de schilderingen zijn religieus, mythologisch en folkloristisch (zoals Jagannath, en verhalen uit de Ramayana en ). Oorspronkelijk werden de schilderingen gemaakt door de Mahapatra en de Maharana, een kaste van schilders ('chitrakars'): hun werk had een ritueel karakter. Tegenwoordig werken de schilders, die in en rond Puri ( en ) ook meer commercieel. Naast de traditionele schilderingen op bewerkt textiel ('patta'), maken zij nu ook schilderingen op houten dozen, kommen, de buitenschillen van kokosnoten en bijvoorbeeld deuren.

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