Rogan Art-Traditional Art Of Cloth Painting Of Gujrat Rogan art is hand painting art on cloth. In this art form paint made from oil (castor oil) and vegetable dyes (natural colors) is laid down on fabric using a thin metal rod. In Persian art rogan means oil based painting. It is about 300 years old art form. It was earlier practiced in Baroda, Patan, Chowbari and and Khavada of Kutch in Gujarat and Nasik of Maharashtra but now it is only practiced in Kutch and Ahemedabad districts of Gujarat. Due to lack of awareness regarding to this craft the Indian consumers and the younger generation is no longer interested in this craft. Process of doing Rogan Painting on Fabric • Process of preparing the paste: The craftsmen first dig the earth to prepare furnace (chulah) then to give it perfect shape they keep chipiyas on it at three sides. Then they put the aluminium container (handio) containing castor oil ...
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