FOLK ART - FOLK ART PAINTING

Madhubani Painting (women’s folk painting). An on-line exhibit of folk paintings by women artists who live in the Madhubani district of Northern India. University of Florida. Links for more information - check Women Artists for images (Good research information from Dr. Kailish K Mishra)

Folk Art: Madhubani painting Folk art of Madhubani from the Mithila region of north Bihar, India. There are different styles developed by different castes of the region. Commercial site - but nice examples (site for Shalin Craft). Mithila Folk Art Painting and more - from Indigo Arts Gallery (commercial site - this site changes frequently does give background information)

Mithila Brahmans – online ethnography -- Mithila is an ancient cultural region of North India lying between the lower ranges of the Himalayas and the Ganges River. See the Art Gallery Gallery of Mithila Art.

Janakpur Women's Development Center-- a talented group of women were selected to learn how to transfer their wall designs to paper. Maithil Paintings, an Exhibition

Madhubani paintings – University of Virginia (See complete list of paintings)

Kamat's Potpourri: The Folk Arts of India

Dolls of India - International Collection Lots of good information about India and Indian culture, too. See Dolls of Indian Costume - Indian Bride and Bridesgroom, too. Dances, Religious dolls and more. A commercial site - but worth the visit.