Jewelry - Craft Archive | Research on Indian Handicrafts & Handloom https://gaatha.org Indian Craft online Wed, 04 Aug 2021 08:56:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.11 https://gaatha.org/wp-content/uploads/gaatha-logo-63x63.png Jewelry - Craft Archive | Research on Indian Handicrafts & Handloom https://gaatha.org 32 32 Silver Jewelry~Bhuj https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/research-kutch-tribal-jewelry-craft/ https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/research-kutch-tribal-jewelry-craft/#respond Sun, 06 Mar 2016 07:00:01 +0000 http://143.110.249.195/?post_type=listing&p=6219 A display of superior craft skill, the silver jewelry of Kutch is more than just ornamentation. They serve as markers used to differentiate various tribes of the region. Their simplified forms and elaborate textures employ techniques of high precision. Each piece of jewelry has a definitive purpose and is worn as per the age, handed […]

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]]> A display of superior craft skill, the silver jewelry of Kutch is more than just ornamentation. They serve as markers used to differentiate various tribes of the region. Their simplified forms and elaborate textures employ techniques of high precision. Each piece of jewelry has a definitive purpose and is worn as per the age, handed down by the ancestors as heirloom wealth.

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]]> https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/research-kutch-tribal-jewelry-craft/feed/ 0 Jewellery~Jobat https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/jobat-tribal-silver-jewelry-craft/ https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/jobat-tribal-silver-jewelry-craft/#respond Tue, 24 Jun 2014 11:41:29 +0000 http://143.110.249.195/?post_type=listing&p=6218 Once the marriage is fixed, the girl escorted by womenfolk singing folk songs is taken to the silversmiths’, where she picks and chooses ornaments from a plethora of options. The singing and swaying women walk around the weekly fair, while the bride carries the stacked up jewelry in a basket on her head. In Jobat, […]

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]]> Once the marriage is fixed, the girl escorted by womenfolk singing folk songs is taken to the silversmiths’, where she picks and chooses ornaments from a plethora of options. The singing and swaying women walk around the weekly fair, while the bride carries the stacked up jewelry in a basket on her head. In Jobat, the craftsmen still continue the craft of making tribal jewelry for Bhils and Bhilalas. As expressions of their age-old traditions and customs, they brim with a raw appeal and are purchased in plenty from the local markets during occasions such as marriages.

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