Floral Depictions in the Coiffure of Ancient Indian terracotta
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2018-03
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Karatoya : North Bengal University journal of History
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Bhattacharya, Dahlia
Mondal, Amrita
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University of North Bengal
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Choudhury, A. (2018). Floral Depictions in the Coiffure of Ancient Indian terracotta. Karatoya : North Bengal University Journal of History, 11, 21–25. https://ir.nbu.ac.in/handle/123456789/3933
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Choudhury, Anamika
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India, world famous for its culture has a diverse, rich and elongated motifs tradition. In
fact, the traditions of motifs in our country can trace their origin back, almost to about
5000 years ago, to the ancient Indus Valley and Mohenjodaro civilizations, and they have
been created and developed through the ages against a background that is richly woven
with the myths and imaginary of sign and symbol. The development of a particular motif
is undoubtedly being the result of religion, customs, natural surroundings and social
beliefs of the particular area to which its creator belongs. Though always speculative, the
meaning of the motifs used in decoration of coiffure, Head-dress and hair dress may
change with cultural context but the symbolic meaning of various motifs remains some
whatever they are applied.
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11
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2229-4880
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21 - 25