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Traditions
Named schools and lineages, and the places they come from.
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Srikalahasti School
The pen-drawn branch of Kalamkari: every outline laid freehand with a bamboo kalam.
Srikalahasti, Andhra Pradesh - 02
Machilipatnam School
The block-printed branch of Kalamkari, worked with carved blocks rather than a pen.
Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh - 03
Shilpa Shastra
The body of texts setting out proportion and iconography for figurative work in wood, stone and metal.
Textual tradition, widely applied across southern India - 04
Temple Painting
Narrative painting made for and around temple use, carried by hereditary painter families.
Multiple centres across eastern and southern India