"Nohdora" ornamentation made of clay on the wall is the speciality of which tribe?

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Correct — D, Gond. Nohdora is the raised clay-relief wall ornamentation practised by Gond women — wet clay is moulded by hand into motifs (animals, birds, plants) directly on the mud wall, then finished with whitewash and natural colours. It is a recognised speciality of the Gond tribe, concentrated in the Mandla-Dindori belt of Madhya Pradesh.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Bhil wall art is best known for the ritual Pithora paintings (depicting horses), a different tradition from the Gond clay-relief Nohdora.  (b) Korku is a distinct Madhya Pradesh tribal community with its own art and ritual traditions, but Nohdora is not attributed to it.  (c) Saharia, one of Madhya Pradesh's Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups, is not associated with this clay wall-relief tradition.

Concept: MP's tribal communities each carry distinct wall or floor art traditions tied to festivals and rituals. Nohdora is a raised clay-relief ornamentation that Gond women apply to house walls — wet clay is shaped by hand into motifs and then finished with whitewash and natural colours — practised mainly in the Mandla and Dindori districts.

State PCS 2023 Q96 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer

State PCS 2023 Q96 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer