| ID | 015319 |
| Call Number | FIC/RAG |
| Title Proper | Jar of sound |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Raghbeer, Anjali ; Kundu, Kunal (ill.) |
| Publication | New Delhi, Wisdom Tree, 2012. |
| Description | 24p White Spine |
| Series | Art tales from India |
| Note | Himali Harda, the Goddess of the forest, is very angry with Pithora Kanwar, the dreadful hunter. She captures the sound of Pithora and his people in a jar and banishes it to a faraway cloud. Will Pithora be able to restore laughter to his tribe? This book has been rendered in Bhil art. Bhil art is an organic and alive art form practised by the tribes of Bhil, Rathwas and Nayaks from Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. Also called Pithora paintings afte the reigning deityof the community, Pithoro, these form a part of the ritual to honour him. |
| Standard Number | 9788183281881 |
| Price. Qualification | Rs.245(Hb) |
| Classification Number | FIC |
| Key Words | PYP ; Folk art - India ; Hunting - Fiction ; Pride and vanity - Fiction ; Bhil (Indic people) - Folklore ; Consequence - Fiction ; UOI - Tribes ; UOI - Sound ; Bhili literature ; Pithora painting ; Bhil art - Madhya Pradesh - India |