NEW DELHI - An Indian artist from the northeastern state of Assam has set a world record by creating the longest scratch art piece, said local media Wednesday.

Apuraj Barooah got his achievement recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records for completing the art piece in just a little over 12 hours.

"We are happy Barooah has achieved the record for the longest scratch art piece. His piece contains 40 pictures of world folk dances including the famous Bihu dance of Assam," Jack Brockman of the Guinness World Records, was quoted by the media as saying. " All the criteria were examined in the presence of some 45 people and we are proud of him."

The art piece depicted a landscape with folk dancers from 40 countries, including India, the UK, the United States, Spain, Italy, China, Brazil, Japan, South Africa, France and Thailand.