Title:

Warli

Creator:

Demski, Dagnosław

Place of publishing:

Thana District ; Maharashtra

Date issued/created:

[1989]

Description:

Zespół fotografii zrobionych we wsiach w stanie Maharszta. Pochodzą one z 1989 roku. Poza krajobrazem wiejskim, zdjęcia przedstawiają zapis procesu przekształcania się sztuki plemiennej i sakralnej w popularną. Stare wzory i motywy występujące dawniej na ścianach domów obecnie wykorzystywane są w malunkach na papierze i zaliczane do kategorii współczesnej, bardziej skomercjalizowanej sztuki ludowej

Name:

Shrine of goddess Waghri in the village of Warli (Iconographic document) Warli tribe

Other names:

Obrazy Indii i Pakistanu-Plemię Warli

Type of object:

Ethnographic object

Object description:

Photo (scan from slide). The photo shows a kind of traditional tribal shrine dedicated to the main guardian goddess of the Waghri tribe. Waghri means a female tiger. In the center there is a stone plate with a painted image of a tiger. In front of the image, colored chalk squares representing the goddess. There is also a hole for lamps in front of the image. Stones on the right. The image of the tiger is painted with paint. Everything is located in the center of the village under a roof. The patron goddess is the main deity of the tribe. The most important tribal ceremonies take place here. The village of Kalambipada lies in the monsoon zone, hence the predominance of rich vegetation and flora, and the fields are flooded with water. Photo taken in the dry season.

Author (of drawing, photo, record):

Demski, Dagnosław

Data:

1989

Accession number:

India part 2, 1200dpi, box 7, 0019

Subject and Keywords:

shrine ; rural architecture ; Warli tribe

Relation:

Obrazy Indii i Pakistanu

Resource type:

Image

Detailed Resource Type:

Photography

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution BY-SA 3.0 PL license

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. [CC BY-SA 3.0 PL] May be used within the scope specified in Creative Commons Attribution BY-SA 3.0 PL license, full text available at: ; -

Digitizing institution:

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Operational Program Digital Poland, 2014-2020, Measure 2.3: Digital accessibility and usefulness of public sector information; funds from the European Regional Development Fund and national co-financing from the state budget. ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open