More about Saura Art

Native to the Saura tribes of Odisha, Saura artworks are called icons and most of them are recurring motifs and symbols such as people carrying out day to day activities like dancing, sowing and harvesting or tree of life, sun, moon, horses and elephants.

Terracotta has been used extensively in India for pottery and art for home and beyond, for centuries. Terracotta is usually made from a fairly coarse, porous type of clay. This is first shaped (or sculpted), then fired until hard.