ODISSA

ODISSA
Odisha is located on the east coast of India facing
the Bay of Bengal.
It was created on 1st April 1936 during the British
Period.
The foundation day of Odisha, also known as Utkala
Dibasa, is celebrated every year on the first day of
April.
The term “Utkala” that appears in our National
Anthem denotes this region.
Odisha is surrounded by West Bengal, Jharkhand,
Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh.
The Capital city, Bhubaneshwar, is the largest city.
The Odissi classical dance form is world famous
besides fold dances such as Chhau, Chaiti Ghoda,
etc.
Raghurajpur :
Odisha is famous for many wonderful arts and
crafts. Unfortunately even many people even in
the state of Odisha are not aware of the treasures
Raghurajpur is a heritage craft village out of Puri
district , India
Each house tells a new story. The walls are
painted with chitrakari.
Among other art forms stone carving, tusker
paintings, wood carvings, paper machie, cow
dung toys,palm leaf painting are done by the true
artists.
Raghurajpur :
Also GANJAPA playing cards is other type of
craft form.
All the people in this village are artists and this
is the main source of livelihoods for villagers.
This heritage craft village is best known for
Pattachitra art. This art form is used to
decorate only lord Jagannath and his stories.
Silver Filigree Field Craft
CUTTACK, ODISHA. Also known as ‘SILVER CITY
OF INDIA’.
It is famous for its centuries old Chandi Tarakasi, the
craft of silver filigree Unique craft from representing
a delicate jewellery metal work usually made of silver
and rarely gold.
The pieces of craft work also constitute tiny beads or
twisted threads or both of these in artistic
combination.
Filigree work craft roots are traced since 17th
century during Durga Poojas in Odisha.
Silver Filigree Field Craft
A part of the Odisha jewellery, silver filigrees are
decorative artcrafts used as accessories or home decor
and a religious and cultural pieces.

The product lines include metal leave, vessels, wallets,

caskets, vermillion boxes and other dowry items as gift.
Models of Jagannath temple, Konark temple and
Mukteshwar arch are also created and exhibited as
miniature visuals of omission art and heritage.

The Odisha dance form called Odissi , whose jewellery

are made out of this craft.
 Pattachithra
Patachitra artform is known for its intricate details as well
as mythological narratives and folktales inscribed in it.
Pattachitra is one of the ancient artworks of Odisha,
originally created for ritual use and as souvenirs for
pilgrims to Puri, as well as other temples in Odisha.
Style
The lines are bold and clean and angular and sharp.
Generally, there are no landscapes, perspectives, and distant
views.
All the incidents are seen in close juxtaposition.
All the paintings are given decorative borders.
The whole painting is conceived in the form of a design on a given
canvas.
In general, blue, yellow, green, red, brown, black and white
are used in the Patachitra .
Chalk dust is used for white color, pauri for yellow color,
cultivated indigo for blue, bhushakali for black and mete
sindur for red color.

Tala Patra , another variation of Pattachitra, is a

fascinating way of storytelling used by the ‘Chitrakars’ of
Orissa. This again can be found practised by artisans of
Raghurajpur village, Puri. Right from intricate wall
hangings to cute bookmarks, these artists etch a world of
tales on palm leaves.
 Pipili Applique Work
Pipili Applique Work is one of the most popular and
prestigious embroidery works of Odisha and it is also known as
“Kantha Work”.

👉The word “pipili” is derived from a plant called “pipilika”,

which is an important ingredient for this craft.

👉The appliques are available in two sizes – small and large.

The small size is perfect for dresser tops, pillows, table
runners, lampshades, and more. The large size works well on
quilts, clothing, curtains, or bags.
Tools and Raw Materials for
Applique Work :
👉The most important things which are extremely needed
to this work are Fabric, thread, needles, embroidery
hoop.

👉 Thread is the most important raw material for

applique. The right thread provides the perfect finishing
touch to your applique work. Thread comes in two basic
types: cotton or polyester.
PROCEDURE
SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT

In applique, the design from a piece

of cloth .
Applique work is a needle work
technique thaat involves sewing
threee - dimensional emblishments
to a two - dimensional fabric.
Applique is most commonly used on
home furnishings such as
cushions,pillows. and curtains.
Paper Mache
This art form is mainly famous in
KEONIJHAR Dist. of Odisha
Paper mache literally means chewed
paper or pulped paper.
It is a composite pieces of paper or
pulp, sometimes reinforced with
textiles, bound with an adhesive such
as glue and starch.
This process involved in these sculpts
is as intricate as it gets.
Paper Mache
This process involved in these sculpts is as intricate
as it gets.
Waste cloth, paper and various natural filers are
soaked at first, following which the combined pulp is
beaten and mixed with a variety of seeds and gums.
This treatment gives it strength and protects it from
termites.
Special clays as well as bio-waste are also added
and reinforced.
This whole process gives rise to a medium malleable
that it can be folded into innumerable forms.
Horn Work
0dissa ias indeed a placde of architectural and
cultural works but among them all, the horn work of
odissa stands apart in its unique nature and the
innovation of local crafts men.
The craft is defined as the shaping of several
utilitarian and luxary out of the horns of several and
has been practised by the locals for centuries.
The art form was bor in the Paralekhamudi village of
the Gajapati district, ODISSA.
History
Accroding to the offical Art and Craft site of
Gajapati district, the Horn work first began under
the region of Raja Narayana deb of Paralekhamudi
The first items to be produced were Combs.
Rao Sahib K.V.Apparao, who created firework
containers out of horns but soon discovered that
they were quite flexible and could also molded into
different shapes.
At the request of the Maharaja, the artisan shaped
out a bird figure out of the horns and instantly
became a success.
Process
Cow horns , boffallo horns and stag antlers are
most commonly used in the craft.
The item is pricesly and and carefully carved out of
the strong solid area of the horn.
Shaped in moderate heat conditions, the rough
surfaces are evened out with the help o flies or
stainless steel blades.
The patterns on the object are made and then the
women of the famalies are handed over the object
for polishing with sand paper.
As the govt site notifies us, the present economic
condition of the handful of horn work artisans felt
sad and they all are struggling to keep themselves a
float in dark days.