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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Kaavi art''' ([[Devanagari]]:कावि कला) is a form of murals found in [[Konkan]] region especially in temples of [[Goa]], parts of coastal [[Maharashtra]] and [[Karnataka]]. Kaavi murals can also be seen in old houses, small shrines.[[File:Kaavi Kala.jpg|thumb|Kaavi murals at Lakshmi Narayan Mahamaya temple, [[Ankola]] Karnataka]]<br />
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==Materials==<br />
The term ''Kaav'' ([[Devanagari]]:काव) in [[Konkani language|Konkani]] refers to Indian red pigment which is the only color used in this painting, is obtained from the [[laterite]] soil.<ref name=kaavi /> <br />
Artistically drawn and well executed, reddish brown murals against white sandblasted backgrounds are the specialties of Kaavi art. Snow white lime, obtained by burning seashells, and washed sand from river beds were mixed with [[jaggery]] and allowed to ferment for two weeks. The mixture is then hand-pounded to obtain a homogeneous substance, which hardens when applied to the walls.<br />
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==Technique==<br />
On the wet walls on which Kaavi pictures are to be etched, a buttery smooth mixture of lime and uramunji is smeared with a steel trowel. To cover larger areas, a wooden float is also employed. After an hour, engraving work commences. A well-trained Kaavi art mason can etch a small mural without any aids. For geometrical designs he employs rulers and compasses. Large and complicated motifs are first drawn on paper, perforated with pinholes and then traced on the wall by dusting the pinholes with dry lime.<br />
Kanthas or the steel bodkins of different sizes and dimensions are used for etching. The ridges, platforms and niches are decorated with the rows of spirals, spades, semi-circles and curves. The V-shaped parallel bands are used for twin pseudo-pillars.<ref name=kaavi>{{cite web|last1=Kerkar|first1=Rajendra|title=RENOVATION: Kaavi art's vital enemy|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/RENOVATION-Kaavi-arts-vital-enemy/articleshow/45051435.cms|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com/|publisher=TOI|accessdate=6 March 2015}}</ref><br />
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==Decline==<br />
Kaavi art is almost an dying form of art and lacks revival attempts. Renovation and reconstruction of temples has been a major factor for decline of this art form.<ref name=kaavi /><br />
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==Notes==<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
*Kavikale by Dr. K.L.Kamat (in Kannada), Karnataka Arts Academy, 1993<br />
*''Konkanyali kaavi kala''in Konkani<br />
*Sivaramamurthi C., Indian Paintings, National Book Trust of India, 1970<br />
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