Santhali Sohrai Mural
Santhali communities of Odisha and Jharkhand are changing their ways of painting traditional Sohrai murals to modernity.
About Sohrai Murals
- Sohrai Mural is an indigenous art form is practised by the women of Santhal Community.
- The women clean their houses and decorate their walls with murals of Sohrai arts.
- This art form has continued since 10,000-4,000 BC. It was prevalent mostly in caves, but shifted to houses with mud walls.
Characteristics
- Sohrai art form can be monochromatic or colorful.
- The people coat the wall with a layer of white mud, and while the layer is still wet, they draw with their fingertips on ....
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