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| Content Provider | IGNCA - Man and Mask |
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| Description | The dances of Chilkigarh, a prosperous village 12 km from Jhargram in Midnapore district of West Bengal, are known as Chilkigarh Chho. The local villagers perform the dances in the month of Baishak for twelve consecutive nights after the Gajan festival. These dances are still patronized and organized by the Chilkigarh zamindar family of Dhabaldevs, who inspite of economic stress continue to support and take an active part in the festival. The masked dances are those of deities, demons, animals, birds and others like Buri (a comic old woman), Ganak Thakur (the Astrologer) and Machi-Pitka. There are 17 masks in a full set, ten of which are traditionally made of wood and the rest of paper, clay and cloth. While dances of Kali, Durga, Mahishasur and others are solo, comic relief is provided by a man's encounter with a bear and the Astrologer and the Buri. Costumes, masks, and Parvas are kept in the green room set up in a well-demarkated green room between the Shiva temple and the audience The musical accompaniment is mainly provided by Dhak, Dhol, and Shenai. |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Ancient Human Practice Anthropology Anthropomorphic Art Work Art History Ceremonies and Practices Chho Chilkigarh Decorative Mask Dhabaldevs Disguise Drama Theraphy Gajan Festival Jhargram District Mahabharata Midnapore District Museum Object Ornamentation Performance Performing Art Puranas Ritual Mask Sculpture Shiva Temple West Bengal |
| Content Type | Image Text |
| Resource Type | Visual Artwork |
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