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Rural Wall Decorations: A Comparison of Four Villages The Impulse to Adorn: Studies in Traditional Indian Architecture, edited by Dr. Saryu Doshi, Dr. Jan Pieper and Dr. George Michell,
| Title: | Rural Wall Decorations: A Comparison of Four Villages The Impulse to Adorn: Studies in Traditional Indian Architecture, edited by Dr. Saryu Doshi, Dr. Jan Pieper and Dr. George Michell, | | Author: | Huyler, Stephen P. | | Publication: | Marg | | Enumeration: | Vol. 34-4, p. 79-90 | | Abstract: | The traditional wall and floor decorations can be classified into 3 basic types according to their geographical location: geometrical motifs (akriti pradhana) of mountainous regions; floral motifs (vallari pradhana) found in the plains and the lowland areas; and a mixture of the two motifs (akriti-vallari pradhana) represented mostly in the south. The article shows this diversity, as evident in 4 settlement areas in Orissa: the carved doors, and the chita designs honouring Lakshmi, Durga, and Shiva in the Goala Behera, Muduli Kumbhara, and Brahmin houses of Balikhondalo (Puri district) and Dhunlo Khonanta (80 km south of Balikhondalo); the decorated verandahs, doors, and reliogious and ritualistic centres of the Dhongaria Khonds of Khajuri (Koraput district); and the village gateway, terraced verandahs and seats, and wall decoration of the Doms of Kurli (4 km from Khajuri). Source of Abstract: Provided by Publisher | | Tools: |
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