Aipan Square | Tote Bag

About the design

Aipan is the ritual art of Kumaon, drawn for festivals, weddings and other ceremonies. Once found only on the floors and walls of Kumaoni homes, it now lives on paper, fabric and everyday objects, carried forward by a younger generation of artists. In 2021, it received a GI tag from the Indian government.

This particular design features the bindu, the dot at the centre where every Aipan begins and from which the whole pattern grows.