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dc.contributor.advisorAamold, Svein
dc.contributor.authorMandal, Prameshwar
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-15T14:39:44Z
dc.date.available2020-05-15T14:39:44Z
dc.date.issued2018-05-15
dc.description.abstractMithila paintings are at the center to signify the cultural importance not only in Nepal and India, but also in other countries. The artists of Mithila devote their much time to portray different cultural aspects and their importance, however, the artists have not got much recognition from the Nepal government. Yet, they keep on painting to promote Mithila culture globally. In this context, the present study seeks to explore the visual representation of Mithila culture through Mithila artifacts. The current study is the result of the field visit conducted in Janakpur and its neighboring villages in Nepal in June 2016. This study includes the voices of the artists, amateur artists of villages, scholars, teachers, social activists, and together with the researcher’s observation notes. Based on the theories of representation, the study aims at finding out how different cultural practices of Mithila are understood through the folk arts and cultural representation is needed to spread the message around the world. This thesis can be used to develop the tradition of Mithila paintings and to preserve the indigenous culture. The findings show how cultural representation and its signifying practices are portrayed through Mithila artifacts. Key words: Mithila paintings, representation, wedding, indigenous arten_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/18301
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherUiT Norges arktiske universiteten_US
dc.publisherUiT The Arctic University of Norwayen_US
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2018 The Author(s)
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)en_US
dc.subject.courseIDSVF-3904
dc.subjectMithila paintingsen_US
dc.subjectrepresentationen_US
dc.subjectindigenous arten_US
dc.subjectweddingen_US
dc.subjectVDP::Humanities: 000::History of art: 120::Arts and crafts, handicraft: 123en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Humaniora: 000::Kunsthistorie: 120::Folkekunst, kunsthåndverk: 123en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Social science: 200::Social anthropology: 250en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Sosialantropologi: 250en_US
dc.titleVisual Representation of Mithila Culture Through Mithila folk arts: A study based on the search for cultural significanceen_US
dc.typeMaster thesisen_US
dc.typeMastergradsoppgaveen_US


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