These colourful crafted small pots narrate importance of pots during weddings in Bhil community,” said a participant Bhuri Bai while defining her Bhil tribal culture crafted images on earthen pots.
While elaborating about the folk painting, Bhuri Bai says that she loves painting tradition and thus she wants her family members to follow the same and carry it further.
On the other hand, Savita Baria, daughter-in-law of Bhuri Bai painted the earthen pot in vibrant and bright colours that presents the modernisation and commercialisation in society.
Moreover, another participant, Durga Bai by portraying tale of Basin Kanya in Gond art style presented the popular folktale that stay alive in Gond tribes while her daughter Rajni Shyam through her imagination composed images of water.
Decoration of earthen pots on different occasions and festivals is a very common and popular culture in Indian folk towns and tribal communities. People communicate their cultural values and express feelings by narrating folktales on pots. In the expression of this beautiful culture, the women artists in Kumbhini workshop at Madhya Pradesh Tribal Museum are elucidating their tradition of pots
ornamentation.
With as many as 50 women tribal, folk and contemporary artists from Bhopal as participants, the workshop will continue till January 10.
Meanwhile, the Directorate of Swaraj Santhan in its next series of Desh Raag Samaroh is organising a musical concert of Basdeva Gayki on this Sunday at Madhya Pradesh Tribal Museum on January 12, 2014. In cultural activity, Anuplal Basdeva and group will present folk music of Basdeva Gayki from 6:00 pm at open air stage of the Madhya Pradesh Tribal Museum. Visitors will be given free entry in the concert.