Pattachitra Swan Serving Tray – Hand-painted Mango Wood wearable mural art Cotton Thread Dori

Cotton Thread Dori

but presented the way a piece of fine art might be framed rather than displayed as a temple ensemble

Dori Colour : Black

The story goes that a bit of grain

dry cloth to preserve the hand-painted finish

Pattachitra Swan Serving Tray – Hand-painted Mango Wood wearable mural art Cotton Thread DoriPattachitra painting grew up alongside the Jagannath temple of Puri, Odisha, where artists once prepared scrolls and cloth panels for temple ritual and festival. The swan, or hansa, appears often in this tradition as the vehicle of Goddess Saraswati, a symbol of discernment and grace rendered here in Pattachitra's characteristic fine linework and flat, jewel bright colour. Our artists hand paint this swan onto solid mango wood, building up the layered