Bengal Pattachitra Tribal Dance Performance (10x14 inches) Purulia Chau Mask and stitching to create intricate

and stitching to create intricate patterns and designs on the leather surface

Sankheda furniture is often made from teak wood and adorned with elaborate hand-painted designs

The finished products are durable

and they are often painted with bright and vibrant colours

Bengal Pattachitra Tribal Dance Performance (10x14 inches) Purulia Chau Mask and stitching to create intricatePattachitra is one of Bengals most evocative folk art traditions, where painting, music, and storytelling merge into a living narrative, and nowhere is this legacy more vibrantly preserved than in Pingla, West Bengalhome to generations of Patua or Chitrakar artists. Painted on handmade cloth scrolls prepared with natural gums and pigments, Pinglas Pattachitra depicts stories from the Ramayana, Mahabharata, local folklore, and social themes, brought