Folk and Tribal Art Preserved at a Privately-Owned Museum

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NEW DELHI, INDIA, July 31, 2002: Precious folk and tribal art from the Punjab and Himachal Pradesh is being preserved and cared for at the House of Folk Art. Originally started by K. C. Aryan, well-known art historian, sculptor and art painter, the museum is now cared for by Mr. Aryan’s son and daughter. According to the article, the museum houses a priceless range of folk bronze metal images, precious embroideries, tribal wooden sculptors, folk paintings, playing cards (Ganjifas), manuscript covers, play toys, and potteries in Indus Valley traditions. B. N. Aryan, son of the late K. C. Aryan, says, “My father was concerned with the vanishing heritage of the Indian folk art and initiated to preserve it. People were selling folk items to foreigners for the greed of money without realizing the real value of their national heritage. My father sensed it first and started collecting objects from all over India.”