CENTER FOR ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY

Subject: Decorated stone medallion, fragment

Subject: Decorated stone medallion, fragment

Subject: Decorated stone medallion, fragment

Subject: Decorated stone medallion, fragment

Subject: Man with Sword on a Horse. This object carved in wood shows a man with a sword on a horse. An essential part of growing up in Odisha is toys, dolls, puppets and masks from wood. Animal figures are a popular theme. These toys are richly colored and developed in a stylized form. Often, gambhari or beech wood, the local wood is used for the carvings as it has a fine texture and is light-cream color though other woods may also be used.

Subject: Man with Sword on a Horse. This object carved in wood shows a man with a sword on a horse. An essential part of growing up in Odisha is toys, dolls, puppets and masks from wood. Animal figures are a popular theme. These toys are richly colored and developed in a stylized form. Often, gambhari or beech wood, the local wood is used for the carvings as it has a fine texture and is light-cream color though other woods may also be used.

Subject: Man with Sword on a Horse. This object carved in wood shows a man with a sword on a horse. An essential part of growing up in Odisha is toys, dolls, puppets and masks from wood. Animal figures are a popular theme. These toys are richly colored and developed in a stylized form. Often, gambhari or beech wood, the local wood is used for the carvings as it has a fine texture and is light-cream color though other woods may also be used.

Subject: Yasodha with Balrama and Krishna. Yasodha is Krishna's foster mother. She also played an important role in raising Krishna's elder brother Balarama (the son of Rohini) and sister Subhadra. Here we see Krishna and Balarama with Yasodha. Odisha is famous for such wooden objects. Often, gambhari or beech wood, the local wood is used for the carvings as it has a fine texture and is light-cream color though other woods may also be used.

Subject: Yasodha with Balrama and Krishna. Yasodha is Krishna's foster mother. She also played an important role in raising Krishna's elder brother Balarama (the son of Rohini) and sister Subhadra. Here we see Krishna and Balarama with Yasodha. Odisha is famous for such wooden objects. Often, gambhari or beech wood, the local wood is used for the carvings as it has a fine texture and is light-cream color though other woods may also be used.

Subject: Yasodha with Balrama and Krishna. Yasodha is Krishna's foster mother. She also played an important role in raising Krishna's elder brother Balarama (the son of Rohini) and sister Subhadra. Here we see Krishna and Balarama with Yasodha. Odisha is famous for such wooden objects. Often, gambhari or beech wood, the local wood is used for the carvings as it has a fine texture and is light-cream color though other woods may also be used.

Subject: Yasodha with Balrama and Krishna. Yasodha is Krishna's foster mother. She also played an important role in raising Krishna's elder brother Balarama (the son of Rohini) and sister Subhadra. Here we see Krishna and Balarama with Yasodha. Odisha is famous for such wooden objects. Often, gambhari or beech wood, the local wood is used for the carvings as it has a fine texture and is light-cream color though other woods may also be used.

Subject: Shell bangles, fragments

Subject: Lady with a Child. This is a painted figurine of a lady with a child carved in wood. An essential part of growing up in Odisha is toys, dolls, puppets and masks from wood. These toys are richly colored and developed in a stylized form. Often, gambhari or beech wood, the local wood is used for the carvings as it has a fine texture and is light-cream color though other woods may also be used.

Subject: Lady with a Child. This is a painted figurine of a lady with a child carved in wood. An essential part of growing up in Odisha is toys, dolls, puppets and masks from wood. These toys are richly colored and developed in a stylized form. Often, gambhari or beech wood, the local wood is used for the carvings as it has a fine texture and is light-cream color though other woods may also be used.

Subject: Sridevi

Subject: Man playing Been. This is a painted wooden doll of a man playing a been. An essential part of growing up in Odisha is toys, dolls, puppets and masks from wood. These toys are richly colored and developed in a stylized form. Often, gambhari or beech wood, the local wood is used for the carvings as it has a fine texture and is light-cream color though other woods may also be used.

Subject: Man in a Long Tunic. This is a sculpture of a man in a long tunic carved in wood. An essential part of growing up in Odisha is toys, dolls, puppets and masks from wood. These toys are richly colored and developed in a stylized form. Often, gambhari or beech wood, the local wood is used for the carvings as it has a fine texture and is light-cream color though other woods may also be used.

Subject: Lady with a Child. This is a painted figurine of a lady with a child carved in wood. An essential part of growing up in Odisha is toys, dolls, puppets and masks from wood. These toys are richly colored and developed in a stylized form. Often, gambhari or beech wood, the local wood is used for the carvings as it has a fine texture and is light-cream color though other woods may also be used.

Subject: String puppet (Man & Lady). These are string puppets modelled as a man and a woman. An essential part of growing up in Odisha is toys, dolls, puppets and masks from wood. These toys are richly colored and developed in a stylized form. Often, gambhari or beech wood, the local wood is used for the carvings as it has a fine texture and is light-cream color though other woods may also be used.

Subject: Sridevi

Subject: String puppet (Man). This is a puppet modelled as a man. An essential part of growing up in Odisha is toys, dolls, puppets and masks from wood. These toys are richly colored and developed in a stylized form. Often, gambhari or beech wood, the local wood is used for the carvings as it has a fine texture and is light-cream color though other woods may also be used.

Subject: String puppet (Man). This is a puppet of a man with a carved wooden head and body. An essential part of growing up in Odisha is toys, dolls, puppets and masks from wood. These toys are richly colored and developed in a stylized form. Often, gambhari or beech wood, the local wood is used for the carvings as it has a fine texture and is light-cream color though other woods may also be used.

Subject: Garuda Mask. This is a mask of Garuda, the bird like creature that is the vahana (vehicle mount) of Lord Vishnu. Papier-mâché is a French word for chewed paper. The craft is said to have been introduced during the Mughal reign. The surface of Papier-mâché produces an ideal ground for painting, which is probably the reason the craft became popular in Odisha with its traditional pattachitra painters. This art in Odisha uses a fusion of paper, cloth rags and straw. It is pulped by hand after softening with water. Additives like multani mitti are added to the pulp as an adhesive and for providing a textured finish. Masks of many shapes, forms and sizes are a part of Odisha’s culture. In Puri, they are used for sahijatra which means street theater. The folk theater probably originated as a show of strength during Mughal invasion when people chose to participate in masks.

Subject: Garuda Mask. This is a mask of Garuda, the bird like creature that is the vahana (vehicle mount) of Lord Vishnu. Papier-mâché is a French word for chewed paper. The craft is said to have been introduced during the Mughal reign. The surface of Papier-mâché produces an ideal ground for painting, which is probably the reason the craft became popular in Odisha with its traditional pattachitra painters. This art in Odisha uses a fusion of paper, cloth rags and straw. It is pulped by hand after softening with water. Additives like multani mitti are added to the pulp as an adhesive and for providing a textured finish. Masks of many shapes, forms and sizes are a part of Odisha’s culture. In Puri, they are used for sahijatra which means street theater. The folk theater probably originated as a show of strength during Mughal invasion when people chose to participate in masks.