Tikuli art of Patna originally decorated which object?
- A.Earthen pottery
- B.The bindi worn on the forehead
- C.Temple doors
- D.Palm leaf manuscripts
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, the bindi worn on the forehead. Tikuli takes its name from the tikuli or tikli, the decorated dot worn by women on the forehead, which was once made at Patna out of thin glass fused with gold foil and coloured enamel. When the glass bindi gave way to the printed sticker the craft nearly died, and it was revived on hardboard panels and trays by the artist Upendra Maharathi, after whom the state craft institute at Patna is named.
Option A, earthen pottery, belongs to a different village craft altogether. Option C, temple doors, are carved in wood and stone, not enamelled. Option D, palm leaf manuscripts, were painted in Odisha and the south rather than in Patna. The giveaway in this question is the name itself, since tikuli means the forehead ornament, and the modern decorative panels are a revival of that older use.
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- A.Anga, around Bhagalpur
- B.Mithila, in the north
- C.Magadh, around Gaya
- D.Bhojpur, in the west
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- A.Madhubani
- B.Bhagalpur
- C.Gaya
- D.Patna
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- A.Bharni
- B.Katchni
- C.Godna
- D.Kalamkari
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- A.the nuptial chamber of a newly married couple
- B.the kitchen of the house
- C.the cattle shed
- D.the village shrine
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- A.Muzaffarpur
- B.Nalanda
- C.Saran
- D.Purnia
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