Kolam
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Kolam is a traditional South Indian floor-drawing art form, especially prominent in Tamil culture, created with rice flour or chalk powder in intricate geometric and floral patterns at the thresholds of homes.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
floor drawing
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intangible cultural heritage ⓘ ritual practice ⓘ traditional art form ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
Hindu household practice
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South India NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil culture ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
feeding small creatures
ⓘ
invoking blessings ⓘ warding off evil ⓘ welcoming guests ⓘ |
| hasGeographicOrigin |
South India
NERFINISHED
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Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousAspect | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTechnique |
continuous line patterns
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dot-grid based drawing ⓘ freehand drawing ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
pulli kolam
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rangoli ⓘ sikku kolam ⓘ |
| hasVisualForm |
floral patterns
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geometric patterns ⓘ line drawings ⓘ symmetrical designs ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
Pongal festival
NERFINISHED
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auspiciousness ⓘ daily household rituals ⓘ festivals ⓘ hospitality ⓘ prosperity ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Tamil folk art ⓘ |
| isSimilarTo | rangoli ⓘ |
| isTraditionallyPracticedBy | women ⓘ |
| isTransmittedBy |
informal teaching within families
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ |
| isTypicallyDrawnAt |
courtyards
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temple entrances ⓘ |
| isTypicallyDrawnAt | threshold of homes ⓘ |
| isUsuallyCreatedAt | dawn ⓘ |
| isUsuallyCreatedAt | special occasions ⓘ |
| usesMaterial |
chalk powder
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colored powders ⓘ rice flour ⓘ rock powder ⓘ |
| usesMotif |
birds
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conch ⓘ lotus ⓘ stars ⓘ vines ⓘ |
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