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Date: 1990-1999
Subject: Pattachitra Preparation. Pattachitra is a traditional, cloth-based scroll painting. Borders are an integral part of painting and are drawn first on the painting on all the four sides of the patta. The outlines of the figures are drawn first with pencil and then very thin lines in white are drawn. The body colors are then added followed by coloring the attires. Afterwards ornaments are added and colored. Outline of other motifs are then thickened with a thick brush with black color. Then small and fine decorative motifs are painted in white. The eyeballs are the last to be inserted on the painting. This object has been procured by Utkalika, Odisha State Co-operative Handicraft Corporation Ltd.