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Direct linkMehta, Shital – SchoolArts: The Art Education Magazine for Teachers, 2009
Can art be powerful enough as medium to connect two economically and culturally diverse groups of students totally unfamiliar with each other? The author put this question to the test by introducing a lesson on Madhubani, a traditional folk art from a remote region in India. The author describes how this activity gives students an opportunity to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Folk Culture, Visual Arts, Painting (Visual Arts)
Mueller, Peggy; Turkovich, Marilyn – 1987
This resource suggests that to study India without experiencing the life of the people as represented through their folk craft traditions would be a hollow venture. History and geography are conveyed in the symbols and figures that decorate Indian crafts. Basic beliefs, ancient symbols, and religious traditions are conveyed in recurring visual…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Design Crafts, Elementary Secondary Education, Folk Culture
