#warli

Warli painting is a form of folk art created by the people of the Warli tribe in Maharashtra in India. The paintings are usually drawn on the inside walls village huts. The walls are made of a mixture of branches, earth and red brick that make a red ochre background for the paintings. The white pigment is made from a mixture of rice flour and water, with gum as a binder. A bamboo stick is chewed at the end to give it the texture of a paintbrush. Walls are painted only to mark special occasions such as weddings, festivals or harvests. The Warli culture is centered on the concept of Mother Nature and elements of nature are often focal points depicted in Warli painting. Others than depictions of ritual gods and goddesses, farming and other daily activities as well as harvest festivals are common motifs depicted.