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Write about folk traditions of sculptural art.
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Solution
Folk Styles of Sculptural Art:
- The sculptural art is also as ancient as the art of painting, dating back to stone ages.
- Carving tools out of stone can be said to be the beginning of sculptural art.
- The custom of making clay images for rituals has been prevalent in India since Harappan times.
- It has continued till today in many regions like Bengal, Bihar, Gujarat, Rajasthan, etc.
- The Ganesha idols, masks of Gauri, bull figurines made for the festival of Bailpola, wooden memorials, Veergals (memorial stones), decorated clay storage bins, etc. are a few examples of the folk traditions of sculptural art.
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