Idital
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Origin and History
Seven out of the 62 tribes of Odisha decorate their wall with mural paintings. Sora are known for their wide range of painting styles based on religious and ceremonial themes. They have invariably religious association for which they are called italon or ikon. Ikons used to be originally painted on the walls of the adobe huts of the Sora people. Ikons are worshipped during special religious and cultural occasions such as child-birth, harvest, marriage and the construction of a new house. Iditals are generally made to pay tribute to the deities and ancestors.
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Theme, color and style
The iconic line drawings of Idital are based on simple geometrical forms. Humans, horses, elephants, the sun, the moon and the tree of life are some of the recurring motifs in the ikons. The backgrounds of the paintings are prepared from red or yellow ochre earth which is then painted over using brushes created from tender bamboo shoots. Natural dyes and chromes derived from ground white stone, hued earth, and vermilion and mixtures of tamarind seed, flower and leaf extracts are used for Ikons.