Pithora Painting
- This is the most prevalent and characteristic art tradition of the Rathwa community, who live in the region bordering Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh states in India.
- These paintings denote the advent of an auspicious occasion such as weddings, childbirth, festivals in the family or the society as a whole
- The paintings are usually canvased on cloth, paper, card boards and walls with natural and synthetic colors.
- Historically derived from cave, wall and rock paintings, this art is heavily inspired from Gujarat, has religious and mythological relevance to indigenous tribes of Madhya Pradesh which has slowly transformed into a vibrant occupation of the ....
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