Primitive art of Himalaya
No. 2 (5) (2017), Eurasian Heritage
No. 2 (5) (2017)

Primitive art of Himalaya

Eurasian Heritage
УДК 7.031 DOI: https://doi.org/10.25712/ASTU.2518-7767.2017.02.003
Published 2017-07-25
Om Chand Handa
Infinity Foundation

eLibrary ID oc_handa@hotmail.com

Abstract

The material contains two fragments of the monograph "Panorama of Himalayan Art" by well-known Indian artist O.C. Handa. The paper discusses petrogliphes as the primitive art of North India. The author talks about ancient petrogliphes made with pigment and engravings on the surface of the stone made later.

https://doi.org/10.25712/ASTU.2518-7767.2017.02.003

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