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Chutti Rice Paste & Mineral Pigments
ചുട്ടിHand-ground rice-flour and slaked-lime ridge sculpture paired with manayola yellow arsenic ore, indigo, and lampblack soot in Kathakali makeup.
Classification
Material
Origin / Scope
India
Connected Rooms
2 Traditions
Bibliography
1 Source
Archival note & context
Applied layer by layer over three hours while the performer lies supine, the white chutti frame projects outward from the jawline to catch the warm flicker of the brass kalivilakku oil lamp.
Used in traditions
2Sources
1What’s on this page is sourced from the citation below.
| Source | Publisher | Licence |
|---|---|---|
| Chutti and Vesham in Kathakali Classical Theatre | Kerala Kalamandalam Deemed University, 2017 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |