How did prehistoric people select themes for thier paintings?
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The people of prehistoric times selected themes for their paintings on various basis ranging from their daily routine activities to royal and sacred images such as hunting, food gathering, music, horse riding, honey collection, decoration of bodies and other household scenes.
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Lakhudiyar paintings : The rock shelters on banks of the River Suyal at Lakhudiyar, bear these prehistoric paintings. We observe that the paintings here can be divided into three categories: man, animal and geometric patterns in white, black and red ochre. Humans are represented in stick-like forms. A long-snouted animal, a fox and a multiple legged lizard are the main animal motifs. Wavy lines, rectangle-filled geometric designs, and groups of dots can also be seen here. One of the interesting scenes depicted here is of hand-linked dancing human figures. There is some superimposition of paintings. It shows that they select the theme of their paintings on the basis of events and actions related to their life and people & animal seen by them
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Lakhudiyar paintings : The rock shelters on banks of the River Suyal at Lakhudiyar, bear these prehistoric paintings. ... There is some superimposition of paintings. It shows that they select the theme of their paintings on the basis of events and actions related to their life and people & animal seen by them.