Warli is one of the major tribes in Maharashtra in Thane District.
Traditionally only white is used on a red ochre background. Only married women used to draw these paintings.
They use basic vocabulary of a circle, a triangle and a square.
The Tarpa Dance motif is very famous.
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Traditionally only white is used on a red ochre background. Only married women used to draw these paintings.
They use basic vocabulary of a circle, a triangle and a square.
The Tarpa Dance motif is very famous.
Know more by watching this fantastic video:
and this:
Buy my books at Amazon.com
How to cite this article:
Goyal, P. Warli Painting. My Textile Notes. Available at: https://mytextilenotes.blogspot.com/2016/02/warli-painting.html?m=0
Goyal, P. Warli Painting. My Textile Notes. Available at: https://mytextilenotes.blogspot.com/2016/02/warli-painting.html?m=0
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