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Series 1577, Duval County Folk Arts in Education Project ; no 55
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Projects, Instate
Ethnicity, Asian
Ethnicity, Indian
Decorative arts
Material culture--Florida--Duval County--Jacksonville
Asian American arts
Ethnic arts
East Indian art
House marks--India
Kolam (House marks)
East Indians--Florida--Duval County--Jacksonville
East Indian women--Florida--Duval County--Jacksonville
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Kolam is a traditional East Indian art form. It consists of patterns and designs created on a flat surface using rice and rice flour trickled with fingers. This was traditionally performed each morning by Indian women outside their home, partly as decoration, partly for use as a bird feeder.
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Hansen, Gregory, Collector. Prema Kuman making Kolam art - Jacksonville, Florida. 1988. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/123344>, accessed 18 June 2026.
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Hansen, Gregory, Collector. Prema Kuman making Kolam art - Jacksonville, Florida. 1988. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/123344>
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(State Archives of Florida/Hansen)
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