Pattachitra Raas Leela on Silk - Odisha Wall Art ethnic side table handmade Dimension : Length of the

Dimension : Length of the neck piece : 8" – 21

and finished with natural pigments and fine hand-painted linework

Tholu Bommalatha artists often used bold single-tone colour blocking for key figures to make them read clearly on the shadow screen

Ganesha sits serenely on a lotus

drawn by women at the threshold of homes using rice paste

Pattachitra Raas Leela on Silk - Odisha Wall Art ethnic side table handmade Dimension : Length of theRaas Leela, the mystic circular dance shared between Krishna and the Gopis, is rendered here in Pattachitra, the traditional scroll painting technique of Odisha, hand painted directly onto silk fabric rather than wood or paper. The entire composition is kept in a monotone palette with a white marble and stone effect, giving the scene a shimmering, almost sculptural quality rather than the bold multicolour typically associated with folk painting.