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Write about folk traditions of sculptural art.
Solution
Folk Styles of Sculptural Art :
(i) The sculptural art is also as ancient as the art of painting, dating back to stone ages.
(ii) Carving tools out of stone can said to be the beginning of sculptural art.
(iii) The custom of making clay images for rituals has been prevalent in India since Harappan times.
(iv) It has continued till today in many regions like Bengal, Bihar, Gujarat, Rajsthan, etc.
(v) The Ganesha idols, masks of Gauri, bull figurines made for the festival of Bailpola, wooden emorials, Veergals (memorial stones), the decorated clay storage bins, etc. are a few examples of the folk traditions of sculptural art.
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