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Che Sournal of Sudian Art. THE ART INDUSTRIES OF MADRAS. BU GABIDIE, SUD. Mary Sumuox Grane SA re a: spout ninpbalnseat Gray, Suse lhe lng a and ae fe Tega ae Dh Mine in cin stage of derelop Posect stems Kio af tausial | rs ronment at senip have “temaidel unaleeredl ‘lcs aed pevceediog ermal ta thi tp ca | mlotL ibdeecicing warty, wii of albening. mach iafonnatien at to tie earcters elit stem ory have itary Feavtvod lle er oa stteurbon, osalns for the ririgation nf the exlepobogt al’ Riician, As eeygaclc ET tad itech, i exprencire melody, wis dice: ocie wloy tee higher clays uf Uber ocx’ nin ayo ‘whe peeetatiice the scale” Acco tiller tattle emitcors. They tdgeed 9 nay, Merve Meuse ont cieraic paseo he ssn sel tse Haden Bal tranche ehuracee a ‘9 oir mivstal instrament: the waives of lis hive elbed jus msjunitins wrest sey, ol by beaten oun wu ctute inte Mites P Eteat She of these ary: pacial placas of es est pein re Ube flv prinllve. espee neath aia iy tes eyeing Issrautestrs’ or Pencisatini=Ltkote The varie of 6 tof ivan aod creed wich stnonie Dade lee areal alkeate, VISE eee, Madea Has IVISKON IH cae WO The Frente is lasing EeuUvestC ail ee peers m pannalar ate df ersticn Bogmtig wihetae viper ona testes segs the mate cian! jeg tle seats high chat Sagi ites Pee ms ith oe a eect oot ant ‘af a hella section 2 thar trae ae beanch ala tne Lad ‘lined with shepihin, on ‘Matbstes, «fr 7 bes by teenie ministre Ketileslrons, marke ac shore las shaped ron 6f inches b fetemonin. Cities soul rites Bo Sova ride sainkmstier male tuvesed ish porcine {orred midtie shar of a ear Bape, By fabs: Batre shaped 7 ones bla er a weet eel names a ube ete dans ane Sf sackes arin chown ih sheryistia, ocdinazy nw shape el ral Me. ac i ati by i 1 ies ts oe ih Sepak eck fue al cod wih sips lhe satan ol ine cots SDs ace ith Tes iol re wih aber sae Cettmed cred ot a Ne Fomisiy, two olang slope desans inbol together, bah att 9 fo teal in bongs mal sloun ‘Testes Wade of te Nedkoeal Bech of tee by sag ads cel ih eben wh Gti pro Len ie adhimer-pet ait of dhe tisk of tree 4 8 inchs i eal a Eee acne inches inches ct wih Tether thy”: Casita wba Bec renal with blster sel sti with Trin, wed i patterned by jones wel sara wha exhcie forbverngpuaaticge tun of olf hela seep sob corened with pucchswes Danser Ta 9 sem hilar sting sure Rated wath ito clap 7] Secbies lp 3 face ry. si ies, null taste | taarica yar of call IPN a atlas eh ghana ace manle ok Chaiken. Nop Akein: Dine sd sand waves eae inser sien = i aml keene ingen paper, a8 Oe eat sustcaL, aA dre ena ey yey fh liga Caek Krngel "Dh! ts ad Whee eaulcd) seat i lsaruals lied raf bk the esspasy of an care: ae, fron peel fai of are nent ko suet at fom. loles ard hie Pipes od varbnn Kite wit strating reli sibs ato Thets fo shorts thoes the snmel Unaey fae ers Hac tigers but ure eevetof any nina wie iy ul at marco oy aaa of ope, Felesiggs eat alleen pnt Catacrer prac ac Frory mod wks a ae drs fs Sayre, Welln Posare wed Anansi HOF pheient ‘ee af alr ain iy Bech tite he Aeative written by Soa, he petalussc en ler at inlets! StrDG tones sory. Gon Maer Malta dnd /Nidsinic Ye i tropes vy In the jeobale order of these ance ict yf ae ecards the Mangler ul wre lnsaine eae wlan a Matched, daleies xii trom Re.e nee wi erect aed [Eyed naman are huanekicn Some shape like Secale the ble Tanger snes the uly ave wath rope = tice Haale $9061 ines yp mech. heli onenen of a thee rege in yet done eligi ‘lucha eynabals aol rales sf Sadly’ Oyj lecbiew ‘eastinets made apparenily of blnckmeenl (Beilerpia 26 PAE ART INDOSTRIES OF MADRAS ‘evita ater 9 yaie of spall bean eyrobals. “Tetras, xj of- Bima evtnbale each!) inches In diame, Figo arin ese poe uth aed ty baygane utes tap weckereesannen Sah an are be iinger Boll it ae) monster with: mous of minal Brass egal ara ras atthe, Wns [ssreenat= teurapet, Bet of cnt, Secentiabell: The eosch iu ‘cated in Beats which Bx iin gery Hom eg ach aston ib Laon heaton coed cee athe ser inl Te ene Mihyeee the airomp | he cle ened Sees des Ureetn lot ita Lege Suet cspanvon, le wea ig he ll ea nin) Gel otien bel pep oe Fe ab een ranges 2 es Rinches igi Bam, Sabogal hese ee 4 ea eich eee eect ello ettie AC rcschvks ty shone tic mr ent Samii ie audi mel ege eee (perink Ait twbSile mast of ambos yo Fete Haid als 9 Woke very hes ngeiae| PL ihe mde of lambs 3 stbes long with § ber hale {Oi eating vel eS ma nl 0 hn The mi chin ase ol he athe eel aera eon by de aa he til nl ed the tere yeahe IBEsSbeGGHl pala in| Ee eat -APRCE poe thea het ln toented Ua ea mae ee Sones Eh ni Serko Sah ype ba he ciara fees leo mag ele “he syle Bn Rogesbodes i roca all ofthe sane ale inl eae tekiod Phe upper ene aate tae typ eG Teas ee 0 spins EM send onl eee esiginalhe uated ti, and tha ttrteed ts Sowep mearnicl st lige magrustoat Rk onal, made out of une piree ef ack weak pil wilkout the neal Seol Bat Teas: cighetingersholes in font anal exe bead the teed anal jlo HeaSs‘The leah oF toe lncrumear 18 inches, sand abe armeerof the kel mai y inchei- -Aljgairiny. i ston She incurs sade of Tee trond as brasscmneonted The wir ed wich citrx the wr Is talkers and ths tells male earths he of the pains Renglb 23 ith The bell ae ok rant Niel ale 3 laches wide Thee arose Fg sells if ant ren us n/n lowes ene tes ersach me sores seis ee Tadic ete, with ween finger totes in fet el woe Mehind,| Mes made of ne pices OF ack wank cl i inkhes biog And § Sarde mace at te fomer col reel mae ef pales Kal, Plsuaveed (MAP, 4 Slew Coke ‘covered wil luther apd wich btasn movitings bell witk-etehol figures: Lengihy 143 feeben:Bemectcy of Bo Sista Real inale of yalm wacko. There ivealy tee finger tele anil the mittee Boral ge cae: Hab cc Sati, meal tube coveoad wil ealher woihiealy cae Bogeicebe aod Leatenwmcl. Lose 1 Mes 10} aches llumeacr beta be gD ches, Rees aude of padi yuiabe! aaa-drene. Asi, the deattusen: toed) by the seabesbaamef ad eemnnir of x betle-goartl milla Bary ape oc thes smaller ep etch azcfrcbhs tate inserted nt tie Labo cade Kemer Gh fhe bes all trom ines eae rao hc Te soit tbe hs Ries frie oles in foot (he thee Komered whigh aro panly ase wih waxy and ane Echeel Tae ee lo ey fete so SR eo he ahd he ight fas i lager Balex Tash the pour ene ina eal for cacti i hoop Abaotquaicor ma he erarerile tthe Coates 7 yerlersionsieier ook oor ieee nae te ‘ned it tee charter tee inperie "Vie yen ad the avira ce ae’ eroed ie : Finke Live of bagspipe, Tye lage ts made ola ial gears. ofa the: ‘og Evert fn fhe place ol cae fee, athe thinker i ben othe ber: The Saher matura cpecninags an are Closed by Matera! Bgainget. Iiestraneenes Af thonanute of a dayorpe are of rice date asi eer’ ide fea bao teen wal bp tbe: Maven Geek: Rémnine, Ame Periarn Minkes: and ty mont Echicardl shverse aces. To thu aosicnt Roauas it eas kusass us Ys aiotnten ial mado Bao Been a aveurte estrone with, Neco Feamiaed Wenner aulaoied tp (ale Fe eresany, Sotly, xo Polo. ol in the Eomtcecometirs already specie. Me we sla at une bane scnumeat ta Lincoln ine Nestramtevdued Nh alinke po by Chaney ol Stakigeare mening 4 Ge Seite ecto a gear ca f white ground. and addkiibl terest in given to tbe comesition by the conventions lapiespss and by the palm frees and lowers sorring av dielalons io the grote: of figunes wich husrareidhs diiron: Weislests Of She stony, (aly aac mam ape hes Family ocensionally: rake these to ofler amd they lie Re coniritwie any sbesicanid this particular kind to the Exbibision, Other patterns made by: shesaise mainare ofthe rrecaillifs sys, the fees being sometimes heightened with gob icaf, These sscred palampones are ako made to ited extent at Masubipatam ‘anda Salem, bat in shesign there is nothing special to note with regard so thes theme of Salem are inferior in Checution. Tlie best productions of the latter place are in a variety of palampores generally sscd as, canopies in ruliglous prokessions, ‘They arcensirely hand pte. ancl une generally good binh in design, colar andl tection, But the out 1uen by the ua families wdio mae them is 49 Tinted char at is nog easy ta proce sistent specie; Ta design they are quite distinct from the palampores of any. other place in abe Presidency. Leesa ue v E IVORY CARVING IN MADRAS. HERE ix a proverb among the Dravidians of the seaih, the Tamil, Telling, Kanatese andl others, thir | che elephant while in Hie and after death!ss worth a thousind pagiilas, Un Tife it is a valuable Joes of titnbor fro the ‘beast of borden stil used in Malahariand the adjacent district to drag ‘hills tothe plains, and atter death, itis neciless'10 add, its asks form the valuable article of commerce known as sory. [a Soutliern India, however, iory is not now im general derianl, though fine combs made of it are alien Found it the houses of the Fich, Even these are being rapadly substivured by the culluleid conths of English and French ihanufacwire. Small caskets uid by native ladsts for Keeping the eye paint, and scent battles. for holy attar, rose: water, &¢, are mostly made of ivacy, and the wealthy native gentleman alten has his suuit box and the pivot of his saisdals mnde of the samme material, For female armaments ix is only: wsed in Malabar nd’ South Canara, where a plain circle of ivory called: Dautrapartire is thrust into picreing in the eat. The Hind guitar (ue), the tambourine (Tirmbdru) and other musical instruments are neadly always oraamented sil ivory, bur by bar the most cornmon use of ivery was formerly to supply the leandle of the style. fore pager came into use the Hindi scribes always wroteon lohysimps of palmiyra leaves, ineosing thie chanictins with a steelipped style, anderen ow this system of writing has by ho means. zone ont of use. The handle or aft of the style is always of ivory. In palaces and moniastries (umtfaues) the howdah on the elephant and the reaches used ohile pertorming fuji, or worship, are often made «ither partly or yliolly of ivory ; ard an orthodas Hindu worshipping some special deity in preierence to okies has the figure pf the vod carved in Ivory about the site of Wis thumb, This prctice, llowevor, is not so common iis i mas formerly. Agenceition of twe-ago cmiall prar-shilpei taliswions were mide out of ivory and stagmendedd with sevotal her ornaments from the hip-string of children; but now tis talisman is amade entirely of gold, and few peophe remember that ixory once served the parpose Mr. Kipling in an artichs on ivory the “Tinian Art Journale’ Nec 7, mentions that ivory dhist is a popular medicine in Northern Iridia. In thie Séutbi deers” horn ahd coral, but not ivory, are powdered am prescribed iy quacks far various compliints. “ery probably ivory may have boen once aed iu tike same way. Kn the South of Invlia ivory carving has devel da: bin. ectemsive. nelugtry fa: Vi tain, and 10 ancaze, under the patronage of the Maharaja, Ane leet Peas pe eae is fond, whosn peincipall busionss is wool cacvang-or goldsmiths’ wark, but’ who works in Wory when an orders given Theve fone such man at Lalgsty, near Trichinopoly, whose chief ereupation is carving viey tates (osc anol figaras a lu gous’ in wood, and another a¢ Coiubakormm. in the Tanjore district. The tmasieal instrian ranjore are wceasienally inlaid with Siar : ak jicac caics Silo EERE RVING MN PERI ee Tee eee ee ee ibaais, Hacnoverdy ni veaigrana ind Hodiep ae ee af nani Rees The cred cocoa er eee se nies ceomen elie eer eric co thisery in ivory, abd are femarkable far their neat executioa if Hele Ina difleromt style and of far greater merit in, 1 Wats: A remarkable . sistenin the Calcite, morehoesk Badin chia tee aes Sn pres ie eee ivory excentell with great mninuteness and cixexptioeal delicacy. On the lal 4 Howerliid with piéroed work’ mi + Oe the lid, in/an oblong: raised panel, is shown Pee oe ee er ey sins alia THE OPENING OF TINE AGARRT Hat AMO ares ie SEX PORE be rodeo Visa, od ABST on ome side, Mitbing skod bk iB be Meno wet» og ‘ited by Harpe the Makes Ge sad (ani, the wcnged vehicle of Wha atl by Vann attra ae srarshippen, and ea he pppoe ade te wives edhe serpent hing whe Svvhna hax cowegiteraie wtcedeg fon Bis On the sbuvter sides ihe Sid sqrt ‘and fipare ad Goes ca th banjos ier rail evant, aed the co obeioas aprportions ceed the rye, The frock af the asker (Nn. 5) fs somirahat belder i ‘devi and generally betice an te ABortice thin casket in probably tbe Scat apeeinen- of Vieuapatats eek Engen ey pre of xa gest Ne earanecer entre tilernce hap grist acer the desi ef the Fares, walcsiely with the wal ‘aia eal. Momeer, wii she inst Bem cere three has tee sore change te thn bet, ad hee are Hg at ae atin ru brigade tm ten aye a8 hic edi atl od wBoch the wee Undies: The Die Mibanaja mas a great piven of the ime ark, and Uy thi taller mech of eben Teaiancort deen isin figs compe of a mai eat tle abs ya fm Wand Siami” weeks the wage of Reha reefing the poet Braman Rieachialen, "TRE cot od evidlly Bhi pier oo Sc they noe arated inte howe iewpe ana hime ehich remind rf the ot Rit expecta, rach as WWeahON ML oes ad sa plop te Bw dat he Bau of Isaac with a Acadebans. The water cased bel wc Krinena's ier ina sBataccecae ‘Tiasimcors shape. The ward cate (S Ipc of atthe cline of woo i whieh Uuecopes aie amas a senses mune ot hick (Nir 8g) 4c ot mitt oct exigs ad i reore hice ete Mateo abe ‘geal al el Tratacorn work gi Mew pltegrap toy oh 1 Bare’ Ten aware suited Bye gra nto (fh the Un seve Sant Ki st (b tepsenticed i be Horiba of Toda” Ts ec tr: Madea Ane Ceayaitien are deatgwed with the asm sigur ar! ferme Which germs the Madras Sehinl 6AM ack Ligeds mintiooed shore. "Whey sec penbally aber fig geared Eo HAVEL THE OPENING OF THE ALBERT HALL AND MUSEUM AT JEYPORE. az Exhmor sto, by Cel pcp Sas el Lae adit Fey Fo ‘anal ee To Servaions. Metewes tr bsoctuans ere thar wnt i-8> mech sh Reinders er 4 Mom tig be ‘Baap apetowe oj serait mer ares ersten he at irowling ern teen pinion that he lai svemeaty Soret yy seine. Aa the the vesien ak von every an pe baie eee ed rarer sae Fe ‘asl seg) pu of je We leer pion me taaligtioe tee ‘=e ‘Bh Sournat of Badign Rel end Aadaste, —CARVED SMEARS, Manas e, CHOOL OF Ant. Sacer Soa SETAE : Ee AL ity | i i ti Bet nal i 7 sug au an 4 ii i i is Hn The Raja of Chane iting ta Mr. # Day the Charter for the founding of Madr

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