96.Kalamkari painting refers to
- a) a hand-painted cotton textile in South India
- b) a handmade drawing on bamboo handicrafts in North-East India
- c) a block-painted woollen cloth in Western Himalayan region of India
- d) a hand-painted decorative silk cloth in NorthWestern India
The correct answer is Option 1.
- Kalamkari painting
- It refers to a hand-painted cotton textile in South India. Hence, Option 1 is correct.
- This word is derived from the Persian word where ‘kalam‘ means pen and ‘Kari‘ refers to craftsmanship.
- This painting is done using hands-on cotton or silk fabric with a tamarind pen, using natural dyes.
- This art was also found at the archaeological sites of Mohenjo-Daro.
- There are two styles of Kalamkari art in India :
- Srikalahasti style
- Machilipatnam style
- Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh are two states in India, where two different types of Kalamkari paintings are done.
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