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Kalamkari pen painting

Also known as కలంకారి

Kalamkari pen painting: photograph by Ravitheja Kumar Reddy C
Photo: Ravitheja Kumar Reddy C, CC BY-SA 4.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Draw natural motifs with a bamboo kalam on cloth, then fill in them using the mordant-and-dye steps in the right order.

Heritage note

A tradition shared by communities in many places.

Origins

A living tradition passed from person to person; it is not tied to a single dated origin.

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