Artist: Late Jasodha Devi
Style: Khovar Painting
Caste: Prajapati
Village: Kharati
Year: 1995
Medium: Comb-cut on handmade paper
Material: Earth pigments (Manganese black and Kaolin white mud)
Size: 22x30 inches
Lotus
Jasodha came from the village of Kharati in North Karanpura Valley. She painted in the Prajapati Khovar style of painting which is comb-cut. She painted various kinds of plants and beautiful fishes. She is one of the earliest artist who worked on the Australian High Commission (New Delhi) project in 1993-94. She had been working on the Art projects of Tribal Women Artists Cooperative (TWAC) since inception.
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In memoriam of famous Khovar artist Jasodha Devi of village Kharati, Barkagaon block Hazaribagh who passed away on 24th June 2021. We are deeply sad at loosing such a gifted women artist who had adorned every corner of her mud home with the comb-cut Khovar Sohrai art a legacy which she leaves behind to her daughter Anita Devi and three daughter-in-laws to carry forward. Our prayers and condolences.
