Photograph — A Warli painting by Jivya Soma Mashe, Thane district. Source image unavailable; caption preserved.
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Tribal & Folk Art · Maharashtra — Palghar, Thane
Warli-Style Tribal Painting (Reference Craft)
A minimalist white-on-mud-red tribal painting style using simple geometric forms to depict everyday and ceremonial life, traditional to the Warli community of Maharashtra's Palghar and Thane districts.
GI status: Documented tribal art form; formal GI registration not yet confirmed — verify before listing as GI-tagged
Shelf life: Indefinite (paper/cloth artwork)
Women-led sector
| Category | Tribal & Folk Art |
|---|---|
| Region | Maharashtra — Palghar, Thane |
| GI status | Documented tribal art form; formal GI registration not yet confirmed — verify before listing as GI-tagged |
| Typical shelf life | Indefinite (paper/cloth artwork) |
| Women's role in production | Traditionally a ritual wall-painting craft of Warli women for weddings and harvest festivals, and increasingly practised by women artists in the contemporary market alongside men from the same Warli families. |
Why this fits a low-wastage SHG model: Included here as a well-known reference craft rather than a confirmed GI product — flagged for verification before public launch, unlike every other item in this catalogue.
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