MAPEH 8 3rd Quarter Unit 3: South, Central and West Asian Arts Lesson 2: Rangoli

2. Rangoli is one of the
most popular art from
India
The term rangoli is
derived from “rang”
(color) and “aavalli”
(colored creepers or
row of colors)

3. is the art of making designs or patterns on the
walls or the floor of the house using finely
ground white powder along with different
colors.

4. Numerous households in
the Indian subcontinent
make use of rangoli
designs for decorating
the courtyard of their
houses.

5. Designs & Motifs
NATURE
mangoes, creepers,
flowers, swan,
peacocks, etc.

6. Traditional Art Colors
Natural Dyes
bark of trees, leaves,
indigo plant, etc.

7. These days,
synthetic
dyes
have more or less
replaced the
natural dyes.

10. Thanks!MR. CARLO JUSTINO J. LUNA
Malabanias Integrated School
Angeles City