Betul - Craft Archive | Research on Indian Handicrafts & Handloom https://gaatha.org Indian Craft online Wed, 04 Aug 2021 09:32:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.11 https://gaatha.org/wp-content/uploads/gaatha-logo-63x63.png Betul - Craft Archive | Research on Indian Handicrafts & Handloom https://gaatha.org 32 32 Dhokra~Betul https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/research-tribal-dhokra-art-madhya-pradesh/ https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/research-tribal-dhokra-art-madhya-pradesh/#respond Fri, 21 Feb 2014 09:58:27 +0000 http://143.110.249.195/?post_type=listing&p=6202 Locally known as ‘Bharai kaam’, Dhokra is the art of sculpting brass using the ancient technique of lost – wax casting. Practiced in West Bengal, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh, this metal craft finds different forms of expressions in its pure folk motifs and figures within the different tribes.

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]]> https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/research-tribal-dhokra-art-madhya-pradesh/feed/ 0 Tokri~Ranidogri https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/study-betul-basket-making-craft/ https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/study-betul-basket-making-craft/#respond Thu, 27 Dec 2012 08:51:57 +0000 http://143.110.249.195/?post_type=listing&p=8381 The craft of basket making is commonly known as ‘Tokri Bunna’ in India. Evolved to make containers for nomads to carry food and collectables, the craft is an ancient one, only after pottery. These baskets are made of grass and take new shapes every mile.

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