Context:
GI tag for Majuli masks and Majuli manuscript painting
Majuli Mukha Shilpa:
- Majuli Mukha Shilpa – Handmade masks that are traditionally used to depict gods, goddesses and demons
- Tradition craft in – Assam
- Used in – Bhaonas, a theatrical performance introduced by the 15th-16th century reformer Srimanta Sankardeva
- Made of – Bamboo, Clay, Dung, Cotton, Wood and other materials available in the Majuli riverine
- Types –
- Mukh Mukha – Masks covering just the face
- Cho Mukha – Masks covering the whole head and body of the performer
- Significance – An important traditional practise followed in the Sattras of Assam
Majuli manuscript painting:
- Majuli manuscript painting – It is a form of traditional painting originated in the 16th century
- Made on – Sanchi pat, or the bark of the sanchi or agar tree, using homemade ink.
- Earliest illustration – A rendering of the Adya Dasama of the Bhagwat Purana in Assamese by Srimanta Sankardev.
- Patronised by – Ahom kings
Majuli:
- Largest river island in the world
- Situated on – Brahmaputra River in Assam
- Formed by – Brahmaputra River in the south and the Kherkutia Xuti joined by the Subansiri River in the north.
- Tribal groups – Mising, Deoris, Ahoms and Sonowal Kacharis
- Famous festival – Ali Aye Ligang festival (Spring festival celebrated by the Mishing tribe)
- Religious significance – Centre of Assam’sNeo-Vaishnavite tradition
Source: The Indian Express
Previous Year Question
The well-known painting “Bani Thani” belongs to the:
[UPSC Civil Service Exam – 2018 Prelims]
(a) Bundi School
(b) Jaipur School
(c) Kangra School
(d) Kishangarh School
Answer: (d)
