Ornaments for Shoulders and Upper Arms
1 and 2 are both shoulder ornaments and may appear similar at first glance except for the centre 'a' and 'b'. But take a closer look.
- At place where the rest of the ornament meets the centre, in 'a' there are sworls on either side of the centre and none in 'b'.
- Also the two central lines in the main part of the ornament are not connected by those tiny parallel lines as in 'b'. Personally I prefer the one with the lines because when painting, the central gap is white and the tiny connectors are done in black. This adds a wonderful contrast to the overall finish of the picture
Ornament 3 starts at the shoulders and hangs to the elbows.
4 is just a more ornate varition for the tip of 3.
Ornament 5 belongs to the middle of the upper arm.
Onrnaments for Ears
There are different combinations for ornamenting the ears in Kerala Mural paintings. However the 3 mentioned below are the most common and more aesthetic.
- In 4, there is an ornament behind the ear with elaborate long leaves emerging from it. But the ear lobe itself is bare. Use 6 or 7 for the ear lobe.
- Now observe 5. You see just the leaves emerging from behind the ears and again the ear lobe is bare. You can use 1, 2, or 3 on the earlobes.
- Sometimes the ear itself is left bare and the ornamentation as in 4 including the leaves is moved to the ear lobe; however, if you do this, remember to complete the other half of the main ornament. You can also replace the main ornament in 4 with 1, 2 or 3.
In the next session we, look into embellishments on garments and hair.
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