Pigment – Global InCH- International Journal of Intangible Cultural Heritage

Hand Block Printing of Madhya Pradesh

The central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh has a versatile tradition of hand-block printing, located in several distinct centres. The distinctiveness and particular style exemplified in each of the several centres has evolved gradually, incorporating within in a combination of the culture and tradition of the specific area, the raw materials that were and are […]

Rogan/Oil Painting on Fabric of Gujarat

The history of roghan painting on fabric is centuries old. Roghan designs on cloth – with their embossed and shiny look – seem very similar to embroidery. The oil used for obtaining the pigment used in the painting is extracted from the seeds of the wild safflower: this is boiled for hours so that it […]