INDIAN ART...referring to Indian patterns. Colour both sides and repeat Hang the elephants as a mobile with a strong piece of string or cord You could thread beads between the elephants

INDIAN

ART

Elephants

DecoratedElephantsElephants in Hinduism and the Indian Culture

are a symbol of mental and intellectual strength. It

is a sacred animal and is considered the

representation or the living incarnation of

GaneshaCan you find out more about why elephants are

often decorated in India?

Now it’s your turn. First you need to

paint the

Sunset

BackgroundYou can even add Indian spices to your

paint to give it a scent and make the bright

colours more natural.

Try to blend your colours.

Look at these

pictures of sunset.

What do you notice?

What kind of colours

can you see here?

Look carefully at the patterns

and colours on the elephants.

Your designs need to be quite

small with no white spaces.

Now you need to make

your elephant. You can use

the outline or draw your

own.

When it is finished, stick it

on to your sunset

background.

Here are some more

examples of Indian

elephant art.

Why do you think they are

so popular?

Elephant Facts

Only one mammal can't jump -- the elephant.

The trunk of an elephant can hold up to two gallons of water.

Elephants have been known to learn up to 60 commands.

.An elephant's tooth can weight as much as three kilograms

.

An elephant in the wild can eat anywhere from 100 - 1000 pounds of vegetation in a 16

hour period.

An elephant can live up to the age of seventy, or in some cases even more.

Elephants purr like cats do, as a means of communication.

Can you find some more elephant facts?

Wisdom is represented by the elephant in the form

of the Hindu god Ganesh, one of the most popular

gods in the Hindu religion. This god is very

distinctive, having a human form with the head of

an elephant.

Your task Draw the shape of an elephant

or use the lined drawing on the

resource sheet.

Cut out the shape and decorate

referring to Indian patterns.

Colour both sides and repeat

Hang the elephants as a mobile

with a strong piece of string or

cord

You could thread beads

between the elephants and end

with a tassel.