Wood carving in Narayanpur did not emerge as a commercial art form. It is a way of living, a practice of making objects that hold both beauty and meaning.
These paintings are not confined to a specific artistic style; they are primarily narrative, where each element symbolizes a cultural belief or value.
Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh, India
Tribal wrought iron craft from Kidai Chepda and Loharpara villages in Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh, is an age-old skill that found new meaning when the artisans’ creations reached urban markets.
This metal-casting tradition has not only been kept alive in Kondagaon, in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, but artisans here have truly taken it to another level.