Title : Narkasur Kathakali Model
Accession No : 66/7/3996
This is a Narkasur Kathakali model. This figure has a tool in his right hand. The face is scary. The crown, clothes and jewelery are carved with decorative designs. It has depicted in standing position.
Gallery
Source
- RepositoryNational Crafts Museum and Hastkala Academy
- CollectionMuseum Collection
Provenance
- CountryIndia
Condition
- ConditionAverage
- Action NoteSlightly Damaged
Dimensions
- Measurement (CMS)51 x 218 x 168
- Weight (GRMS)0.00
Significance
- Socio economicKathakali is a major form of classical Indian dance. It is a 'story play' genre of art, but one distinguished by the elaborately colourful make-up and costumes of the traditional male actor-dancers. It is native to the Malayalam-speaking southwestern region of Kerala and is almost entirely practiced and appreciated by Malayali people. The traditional themes of the dance form are folk stories, religious legends and spiritual ideas from the Hindu epics and Puranas.
Description
- DescriptionThis is a Narkasur Kathakali model. This figure has a tool in his right hand. The face is scary. The crown, clothes and jewelery are carved with decorative designs. It has depicted in standing position.
- Inscription/Markings No
- ReferenceRecarving the Wood: History and Revival of Woodcarving in Uttaranchal. Mahila Haat: Delhi 2002. O.C. Handa, Madhu Jain. Wood Handicraft. New Delhi: M.L Gidwani, Indus Publishing Company, 2000.
- Keyword Carved, Wood, Narkasur, Kathakali Model, Crown, Decorative Design