Warli Art from India

Warli is the name for what?

• A plant found in India

• A large tribe in India

• A lake in Western India

• A new hairstyle

How is the white paint created?

• Grounding rice into powder

• Mixing flour and salt

• Using acrylic or tempera

• Using chalk and water

What is affecting the Warli way of life?

• Over population

• Climate Change

• Development

• Electricity

How can you identify a Warli painting?

• White paint on red background

• Simple shapes and lines

• People dancing

• Colorful borders

What did the artist want for his tribe?

• More land rights

• Development

• Be totally left alone

• To be able to choose

What is pictured here?

• A wedding scene

• Dancers and a tarpa instrument player.

• Dancers and a bagpipe player

• Warli villagers celebrating a religious holiday

What company used Warli art in their advertisement?

• Coca Cola

• Pepsi Cola

• Ritz Crackers

• Lays potato chips

How did Mr. Sadashiv Mashe change the Warli art tradition?

• He created paintings for special occasions.

• He started selling paintings.

• He asked his mom to teach him how to paint.

• He sold his paintings to museums.

What was the man in the Coke commercial trying to do?

• Find a cold coke

• Get home for a celebration

• Get away from the crazy dancing people

• Buy a bus ticket

Where in India are the Warli people located?

• East

• North

• South

• West