CENTER FOR ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY

Subject: Box. A round golden grass box that can be used for storage and packaging. The skin of the dried stem of vetiver grass or kaincha is woven to produce utility and decorative items. The grass is first softened and then coiled with a needle to form strands. These braids are then woven to form the shape of the craft item and finished off with a coat of shine. This object has been procured by State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC).

Subject: Box. A round golden grass box that can be used for storage and packaging. The skin of the dried stem of vetiver grass or kaincha is woven to produce utility and decorative items. The grass is first softened and then coiled with a needle to form strands. These braids are then woven to form the shape of the craft item and finished off with a coat of shine. Occasionally colored pigments are added to the grass. This object has been procured by State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC).

Subject: Box. A round golden grass box that can be used for storage and packaging. The skin of the dried stem of vetiver grass or kaincha is woven to produce utility and decorative items. The grass is first softened and then coiled with a needle to form strands. These braids are then woven to form the shape of the craft item and finished off with a coat of shine. Occasionally colored pigments are added to the grass. This object has been procured by State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC).

Subject: Box. A round golden grass box that can be used for storage and packaging. The skin of the dried stem of vetiver grass or kaincha is woven to produce utility and decorative items. The grass is first softened and then coiled with a needle to form strands. These braids are then woven to form the shape of the craft item and finished off with a coat of shine. Occasionally colored pigments are added to the grass.

Subject: Farua. A farua is a case used for storing ornaments or small personal belongings. This farua has six storage compartments and has a bird motif on the top.

Subject: Farua. A farua is a case used for storing ornaments or small personal belongings. This farua has six storage compartments and has a bird motif on the top.

Subject: Bada Pani Pia Glass. A beverage container used for drinking.

Subject: Natural Dyed Lac Cotton. Natural dyes are colorants derived from plants, invertebrates, or minerals. The mordant and fabric type affects the dye adherence, fastness properties and shades. Lac extract is a red dye extract from the scale insect Laccifer lacca. For dyeing the colorant is separated from the resin. The object was placed in the museum collection storage at the time of photography. This object has been gifted by Boyanika (Odisha State Handloom Weavers Cooperative Society Ltd).

Subject: Natural Dyed Catechu Cotton. Natural dyes are colorants derived from plants, invertebrates, or minerals. The mordant and fabric type affects the dye adherence, fastness properties and shades. Catechu dye is extracted from the bark of Indian gum Arabic tree. It yields brown, yellow, grey and black shades. The object was placed in the museum collection storage at the time of photography. This object has been gifted by Boyanika (Odisha State Handloom Weavers Cooperative Society Ltd).

Subject: Natural Dyed Catechu Silk Fabric. Natural dyes are colorants derived from plants, invertebrates, or minerals. The mordant and fabric type affects the dye adherence, fastness properties and shades. Catechu dye is extracted from the bark of Indian gum Arabic tree. It yields brown, yellow, grey and black shades. The object was placed in the museum collection storage at the time of photography. This object has been gifted by Boyanika (Odisha State Handloom Weavers Cooperative Society Ltd).

Subject: Frame Loom with Fittings. A frame loom is a compact and efficient structure that supports the wrap, cloth beams, reed, reed cap, treadle, lams, pulleys that connect them. It also provides support to the levers and the brakes that control the advancing of the warp. This object was procured from Sri Bishnu Weaver Co-operative Society Ltd.

Subject: Natural Dyed Indigo Cotton Fabric. Natural dyes are colorants derived from plants, invertebrates, or minerals. The mordant and fabric type affects the dye adherence, fastness properties and shades. Indigo is a natural dye extracted from the leaves of certain plants such as the Indigofera, which is native to the Indian subcontinent. It has a distinctive blue color. The object was placed in the museum collection storage at the time of photography. This object has been gifted by Boyanika (Odisha State Handloom Weavers Cooperative Society Ltd).

Subject: Natural Dyed Palas Cotton Fabric. Natural dyes are colorants derived from plants, invertebrates, or minerals. The mordant and fabric type affects the dye adherence, fastness properties and shades. The Palas tree is commonly found all over India and the palas flower that is bright reddish yellow in color is used for dye. The object was placed in the museum collection storage at the time of photography. This object has been gifted by Boyanika (Odisha State Handloom Weavers Cooperative Society Ltd).

Subject: Natural Dyed Pomegranate Cotton Fabric. Natural dyes are colorants derived from plants, invertebrates, or minerals. The mordant and fabric type affects the dye adherence, fastness properties and shades. The pomegranate skin yields a matte green-yellow color. The object was placed in the museum collection storage at the time of photography. This object has been gifted by Boyanika (Odisha State Handloom Weavers Cooperative Society Ltd).

Subject: Natural Dyed (Kotpad Aul - Maroon) Cotton Fabric. Natural dyes are colorants derived from plants, invertebrates, or minerals. The mordant and fabric type affects the dye adherence, fastness properties and shades. Dye extracted from the roots of the aul tree or Indian madder tree, imparts a deep maroon to dark brown color that is also the trademark color of the Kotpad handloom. The object was placed in the museum collection storage at the time of photography. This object has been gifted by Boyanika (Odisha State Handloom Weavers Cooperative Society Ltd).

Subject: Karata . This is a storage container for keeping marijuana, coins etc. This object was procured from District Industries Centre in Phulbani that procured it from artist Sri Banu Nayak of Barakhama village in Kandhamal.

Subject: Karata . This is a storage container for keeping marijuana, coins etc. This object was procured from District Industries Centre in Phulbani that procured it from artist Sri Banu Nayak of Barakhama village in Kandhamal.

Subject: Karata. This is a storage container for keeping marijuana, coins etc. View of closed karata. This object was procured from Odisha Adivasi Mela, 2018.

Subject: Karata. This is a storage container for keeping marijuana, coins etc. View of open karata. This object was procured from Odisha Adivasi Mela, 2018.

Subject: Treasury Box. Dhokra is a craft made by the lost-wax casting technique in which a molten metal is poured into a mold that has been created by means of a wax model. This is a metal box made for storage. Front view of the box. This object was procured from Odisha Adivasi Mela, 2018.

Subject: Treasury Box. Dhokra is a craft made by the lost-wax casting technique in which a molten metal is poured into a mold that has been created by means of a wax model. This is a metal box made for storage. Back view of the box. This object was procured from Odisha Adivasi Mela, 2018.

Subject: Lau Tumba. This is a gourd container used for seed storage.

Subject: Lau Tumba. This is a gourd container used for seed storage. This object was procured from Fulamani Marndi in Mudrajodi village of Mayurbhanj district.

Subject: Lau Tumba. This is a gourd container used for seed storage. This object was procured from Fulamani Marndi in Mudrajodi village of Mayurbhanj district.