Khovar is the marriage art of the tribals andsemi-hinduized tribes of Hazaribagh (Jharkhand) living in hill villages, foundthroughout the plateau, the forested hill villages, and the agriculturalvalleys. Khovaror the Comb-Cut art done during the marriage season, a type of sagraffito artusing Reversed Slip pottery technique. This technique consists of applying aground coat and letting it dry, after which a wet slip is applied and cut orscraped off in various designs or motifs with a plastic or bamboo comb, or withthe four fingers of the hand. The under layer is of a stark contrast with theupper layer, usually black and white.

Sohrai is the winter harvest art, and is thesister festival in the great seasonal calendar. The great Sohrai tradition of painting is painted usingcloth swabs or chewed twigs of the local Saal forest tree used for brushingtheir teeth (called datwan)  by the villagers. Many of the designs may becompared with prehistoric rock art and pottery markings and prehistoric seal motifs from Harappa.Khovar is the marriage art of the tribals andsemi-hinduized tribes of Hazaribagh (Jharkhand) living in hill villages, foundthroughout the plateau, the forested hill villages, and the agriculturalvalleys. Khovaror the Comb-Cut art done during the marriage season, a type of sagraffito artusing Reversed Slip pottery technique. This technique consists of applying aground coat and letting it dry, after which a wet slip is applied and cut orscraped off in various designs or motifs with a plastic or bamboo comb, or withthe four fingers of the hand. The under layer is of a stark contrast with theupper layer, usually black and white.