CENTER FOR ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY

Subject: Kula (Rice cleaner). A kula is a traditional device for cleaning rice. Paddy craft uses un-husked rice or paddy which is strung together using cotton thread to create chains, idols of deities, animal figures, garlands and floral arrangements and other votives.

Subject: Kula (Rice cleaner). A kula is a traditional device for cleaning rice. Paddy craft uses un-husked rice or paddy which is strung together using cotton thread to create chains, idols of deities, animal figures, garlands and floral arrangements and other votives.

Subject: Kula (Rice cleaner). A kula is a traditional device for cleaning rice. Paddy craft uses un-husked rice or paddy which is strung together using cotton thread to create chains, idols of deities, animal figures, garlands and floral arrangements and other votives.

Subject: Kula (Rice cleaner). A kula is a traditional device for cleaning rice. Paddy craft uses un-husked rice or paddy which is strung together using cotton thread to create chains, idols of deities, animal figures, garlands and floral arrangements and other votives.

Subject: Mana (Pot). A mana is a pot made of bamboo canes used in the olden days for measuring paddy. A mana is also filled with freshly harvested paddy grains and worshipped as an icon of Goddess Lakshmi. Paddy craft uses un-husked rice or paddy which is strung together using cotton thread to create chains, idols of deities, animal figures, garlands and floral arrangements and other votives. Paddy is a symbol of prosperity, so images of Lakshmi and utilities for Manabasa Gurubar puja are particularly popular when created with paddy.

Subject: Brata Pedi. A brata pedi is a box for storing the scared thread that women tie on their wrist after giving it a ritualistic dip in turmeric water. Paddy craft uses un-husked rice or paddy which is strung together using cotton thread to create chains, idols of deities, animal figures, garlands and floral arrangements and other votives.

Subject: Chati & Chatar. Chati and chatar made of paddy. Paddy craft uses un-husked rice or paddy which is strung together using cotton thread to create chains, idols of deities, animal figures, garlands and floral arrangements and other votives.

Subject: Goddess Lakshmi. Paddy craft uses un-husked rice or paddy which is strung together using cotton thread to create chains, idols of deities, animal figures, garlands and floral arrangements and other votives. Paddy is a symbol of prosperity, so images of Lakshmi are particularly popular when created with paddy. A khatuli is a low table, on which newly harvested paddy grains are spread for the Manabasa Gurubar puja for Goddess Lakshmi.

Subject: Chhatar. A chhatar made of paddy. Paddy craft uses un-husked rice or paddy which is strung together using cotton thread to create chains, idols of deities, animal figures, garlands and floral arrangements and other votives.

Subject: Indranilamani (Wind Chime). This is a wind chime generally hung outside of a building or residence as a visual and aural ornament. Paddy craft uses un-husked rice or paddy which is strung together using cotton thread to create chains, idols of deities, animal figures, garlands and floral arrangements and other votives.

Subject: Ganesha. Lac comes from an insect’s resinous secretion. Terracotta and wooden items are coated with lacquer to produce utility or decorative items. This figure is of the Hindu god Ganesha. This object has been procured from State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC).

Subject: Ganesha. Lac comes from an insect’s resinous secretion. Terracotta and wooden items are coated with lacquer to produce utility or decorative items. This figure is of the Hindu god Ganesha. View of the back of the object. This object has been procured from State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC).

Subject: Dolls. Lac comes from an insect’s resinous secretion. Terracotta and wooden items are coated with lacquer to produce utility or decorative items. A pair comprising of male and female dolls known as joukandhei is a part of the tribal ritual of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha but now most such dolls continue on their traditional form and are used for decorative purposes rather than the original purpose for which they were meant. This object has been procured from State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC).

Subject: Dolls. Lac comes from an insect’s resinous secretion. Terracotta and wooden items are coated with lacquer to produce utility or decorative items. A pair comprising of male and female dolls known as joukandhei is a part of the tribal ritual of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha but now most such dolls continue on their traditional form and are used for decorative purposes rather than the original purpose for which they were meant. View of the back of the object. This object has been procured from State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC).

Subject: Dolls. Lac comes from an insect’s resinous secretion. Terracotta and wooden items are coated with lacquer to produce utility or decorative items. A pair comprising of male and female dolls known as joukandhei is a part of the tribal ritual of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha but now most such dolls continue on their traditional form and are used for decorative purposes rather than the original purpose for which they were meant. View of the back of the object. This object has been procured from State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC).

Subject: Dolls. Lac comes from an insect’s resinous secretion. Terracotta and wooden items are coated with lacquer to produce utility or decorative items. A pair comprising of male and female dolls known as joukandhei is a part of the tribal ritual of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha but now most such dolls continue on their traditional form and are used for decorative purposes rather than the original purpose for which they were meant. View of the back of the object. This object has been procured from State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC).

Subject: Khatuli Lakshmi. A khatuli is a low table, on which newly harvested paddy grains are spread for the Manabasa Gurubar puja for Goddess Lakshmi. Paddy craft uses un-husked rice or paddy which is strung together using cotton thread to create chains, idols of deities, animal figures, garlands and floral arrangements and other votives. Paddy is a symbol of prosperity, so images of Lakshmi are particularly popular when created with paddy.

Subject: Dolls. Lac comes from an insect’s resinous secretion. Terracotta and wooden items are coated with lacquer to produce utility or decorative items. A pair comprising of male and female dolls known as joukandhei is a part of the tribal ritual of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha but now most such dolls continue on their traditional form and are used for decorative purposes rather than the original purpose for which they were meant.

Subject: Khatuli Lakshmi. A khatuli is a low table, on which newly harvested paddy grains are spread for the Manabasa Gurubar puja for Goddess Lakshmi. Paddy craft uses un-husked rice or paddy which is strung together using cotton thread to create chains, idols of deities, animal figures, garlands and floral arrangements and other votives. Paddy is a symbol of prosperity, so images of Lakshmi are particularly popular when created with paddy.

Subject: Dolls. Lac comes from an insect’s resinous secretion. Terracotta and wooden items are coated with lacquer to produce utility or decorative items. A pair comprising of male and female dolls known as joukandhei is a part of the tribal ritual of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha but now most such dolls continue on their traditional form and are used for decorative purposes rather than the original purpose for which they were meant.

Subject: Tree. Betel nut is the dry areca nut palm known as gua in Odia. The seed is carved and whittled by wood carvers of Odisha to make miniatures of deities of Jagannatha temple, Hindu gods and other religious motifs. This is an image of a tree symbolizing growth. This object has been procured from State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC).

Subject: Dolls. Lac comes from an insect’s resinous secretion. Terracotta and wooden items are coated with lacquer to produce utility or decorative items. A pair comprising of male and female dolls known as joukandhei is a part of the tribal ritual of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha but now most such dolls continue on their traditional form and are used for decorative purposes rather than the original purpose for which they were meant.

Subject: Tree. Betel nut is the dry areca nut palm known as gua in Odia. The seed is carved and whittled by wood carvers of Odisha to make miniatures of deities of Jagannatha temple, Hindu gods and other religious motifs. This is an image of a tree symbolizing growth. This object has been procured from State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC).

Subject: Purna-kalasha. Betel nut is the dry areca nut palm known as gua in Odia. The seed is carved and whittled by wood carvers of Odisha to make miniatures of deities of Jagannatha temple, Hindu gods and other religious motifs. This is an image of a purna-kalasha which is a pot full of water, with fresh leaves of the mango tree and a coconut placed on the top. It is considered a symbol of abundance and source of life. This object has been procured from State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC).