From the Land of the Rajas: Creativity in Rajasthan

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Rajasthan, a desert state in northwestern India, is famed for its colorful and distinctive art styles. For centuries, its princely rulers (rajputs, literally "sons of kings") have encouraged a wide range of arts. The Land of the Rajas allows visitors to explore the social and cultural aspects of Rajasthan through examples of these works.

The 150 objects on display include domestic crafts, wedding textiles, festival material, puppets and theatrical costumes, ritual masks, musical instruments, paintings for traveling story-tellers, temple sculpture and painting, and tourist painting. Many pieces chosen are uncommon in American collections because of their large size and ritual use. They offer a rare glimpse into the ritual arts of an Indian region famed for its tradition of court painting.

One of the focal points is a thirty foot long painted scroll depicting the epic of Pabuji, a semi-divine folk hero. Traditionally the tale of Pabuji is told during a 36 hour performance given by

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http://hearstmuseum.berkeley.edu/exhibitions/rajasthan/

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