Women's Folk Art from India

May 20, 2003 1:43 PM

Madhubani Painting - 'an on-line exhibit of folk paintings by women artists who live in the Madhubani district of northern India.' With a gallery of paintings depicting, among other things, interpretations of popular Hindu stories.
Related :- an exhibition of Maithil paintings at asianart.com; Patterns and Prints of India.
posted by plep (3 comments total)

These are really lovely -- thanks for posting the links.
posted by doubtful_guest at 3:18 PM on May 20, 2003

Thanks very much for an interesting link, plep!

I enjoyed these a lot, especially the pairs of animals meeting symmetrically, especially this one.

But where do eggs come from, then?
posted by hama7 at 4:38 PM on May 20, 2003

One can always rely on plep for the most illuminating of links. Three cheers for plep!
posted by moonbird at 8:50 PM on May 21, 2003