"The Unique World of the Warlis" - A Pictorial Documentation
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The Unique World of the Warlis A Pictorial Documentation By Phiroza Tafti Convenor, INTACH - Dahanu Chapter
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"The Unique World of the Warlis" - A Pictorial Documentation
- 1. The Unique World of the Warlis A Pictorial Documentation INTACH – DAHANU CHAPTER DAHANU, MAHARASHTRA By Phiroza Tafti Convenor, INTACH - Dahanu Chapter
- 2. The Unique World of the Warlis A PICTORIAL DOCUMENTATION INTACH – DAHANU CHAPTER CULTURAL HERITAGE and TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE
- 3. The Unique World of the Warlis A PICTORIAL DOCUMENTATION INTACH – DAHANU CHAPTER Warli Art is their language to communicate in story form about their lives
- 4. The Unique World of the Warlis A PICTORIAL DOCUMENTATION Warli Art shows their relationship with life Celebration with dance in an open circle shows the cycle of life and death INTACH – DAHANU CHAPTER Warli paintings always show creatures and portray their respect for nature
- 5. The Unique World of the Warlis A PICTORIAL DOCUMENTATION Hunters and Gatherers Cultivators Originally a forest community INTACH – DAHANU CHAPTER Now do sustenance farming
- 6. The Unique World of the Warlis A PICTORIAL DOCUMENTATION Warli ‘padas’ built around a well at the edge of the forest INTACH – DAHANU CHAPTER
- 7. The Unique World of the Warlis A PICTORIAL DOCUMENTATION Warli huts made from natural materials Original huts with fibre thatched roof INTACH – DAHANU CHAPTER Sturdy shelters made from reeds
- 8. The Unique World of the Warlis A PICTORIAL DOCUMENTATION INTACH – DAHANU CHAPTER Warlis have practiced and preserved traditions of the early agriculturists The “rab” practice of burning leaves kills the seeds of the weeds Ploughing with the wooden “hal”
- 9. The Unique World of the Warlis A PICTORIAL DOCUMENTATION A Warli Family - Janu the painter Warli artists can afford ‘pakka’ homes INTACH – DAHANU CHAPTER Janu at work – an inborn talent
- 10. The Unique World of the Warlis A PICTORIAL DOCUMENTATION Warlis demonstrating their traditions The traditional TARPA dance & Rangoli INTACH – DAHANU CHAPTER The TARPA dance today
- 11. The Unique World of the Warlis A PICTORIAL DOCUMENTATION INTACH – DAHANU CHAPTER “Waghiya” temples and totem poles of wood or stone to communicate with spirits and dieties
- 12. The Unique World of the Warlis A PICTORIAL DOCUMENTATION Sustainable living is part of Warli philosophy Warlis live off the land- ingenious fishing nets built on rivers INTACH – DAHANU CHAPTER No stream is too small to catch their dinner- main source of protein
- 13. The Unique World of the Warlis A PICTORIAL DOCUMENTATION INTACH – DAHANU CHAPTER Warli paintings as murals adorning walls- telling the story of their customs ‘Lagna Chowk’ replete with symbols Murals tell their life stories
- 14. The Unique World of the Warlis A PICTORIAL DOCUMENTATION Supplementary Income INTACH – DAHANU CHAPTER Selling of Stalk The Local Market Mat Making Pottery Toddy Tapping
- 15. The Unique World of the Warlis A PICTORIAL DOCUMENTATION A picture explains customs in vivid detail Women sit in groups to mourn a death A family walk to and fro daily to the fields with cattle and kids INTACH – DAHANU CHAPTER
- 16. The Unique World of the Warlis A PICTORIAL DOCUMENTATION Changing practices and transitions….. INTACH – DAHANU CHAPTER Home deliveries with a mid wife Girls being sent to school
- 17. The Unique World of the Warlis A PICTORIAL DOCUMENTATION Marriage rituals rooted in tradition INTACH – DAHANU CHAPTER The ‘bhagat’ doing the puja Marriage procession- modern style
- 18. The Unique World of the Warlis A PICTORIAL DOCUMENTATION Vibrant living Traditions The backless ‘choli’ and the 9-yard sari INTACH – DAHANU CHAPTER Sacred Groves - worshipping stones to communicate with spirits via a “Bhagat”
- 19. The Unique World of the Warlis A PICTORIAL DOCUMENTATION Hands-on Experiential learning INTACH – DAHANU CHAPTER Warlis are an indigenous people with their own beliefs, customs and traditions
- 20. The Unique World of the Warlis A PICTORIAL DOCUMENTATION WARLI Tribal culture is a heritage too precious to be lost. Let us Archive it! INTACH – DAHANU CHAPTER