Ancient story says that the harvest dance or Wangaladance was not done in the land initially but all the sea creatures including Sankini, the sea monster (in the shape of a snake) took part in the great dance festival. So the Sea World told
Sankini that this is how the dance is conducted. And smeared his back with the mud and to carry it to the land so that the humans will know how to give thanks to Patigipa Ru’rongipa (God). To this day the pillars of the house are smeared with mud or rice paste before the Great Wangala dance.
Material Used: Acrylic on canvass (Unframed)
Dimension : 15X22 Inch (38X56 Cm)
Thickness : 0.5 mm
Year : 2022
About the artist : Hanny Sangma is a tribal artist hailing from Tura, Garo Hills, Meghalaya. Her unique tribal art manifests from the lines and markings in tribal homes incorporating the sights and sounds of nature, forms of leaves, trees, animals with her ideas and imagination.
