MITHILA WOMEN HANDICRAFT

Originally from the Mithila region of Bihar State, the women of Mithila traditionally decorate the walls of their houses with motifs at weddings and other ceremonies. Mithila painting as a contemporary art form was born in the early 1960s, following the terrible famine in Bihar. For those who would not be lucky enough to travel to the Terai to enjoy mithila art, the shop displays a wide range of traditionally painted objects. The paintings, naive and colorful, are affixed on all kinds of objects: mirrors, boxes..