This is a beige tussar silk dupatta woven on a handloom and featuring hand painted Patachitra art. Patachitra painting on the dupatta features various women playing traditional Indian musical instruments – veena and shehnai. It has blue borders with a traditional design and unfinished edges.Length: 227 cmsWidth: 98 cmsPatachitra is a style of paintings practiced among the tribal and indigenous people of Orissa. The artists, making these paintings usually do not have other sources of livelihood. The painted scrolls depict episodes from mythology and stories related to religious, mythological and folklore. Relying on natural elements for its colours and materials, Patachitra is symbolic of how art can be practiced in complete harmony with nature, without the use of toxic paints and chemicals.