Pictures that are sung
In Naya village, Pingla, patuas paint long scrolls of stories and sing them frame by frame, unrolling the cloth as they go. The colours are made from turmeric, lamp black and leaves.
A district of West Bengal
Paschim Medinipurপশ্চিম মেদিনীপুর
The painter-singers of Pingla and the mat weavers of Sabang.
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Stories from Paschim Medinipur
Madur from Sabang
Fine reed mats, plain or patterned, have been woven in Sabang for generations and carry a Geographical Indication.
Traditional to Paschim Medinipur
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- Patachitra scrollA painted story, from a few frames to a few metres.
- Sabang madur matReed mats, from everyday to masland fine.
- Painted everyday thingsPatachitra on fabric, kettles and lamps.
