Jobat - Craft Archive | Research on Indian Handicrafts & Handloom https://gaatha.org Indian Craft online Fri, 25 Feb 2022 05:23:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.11 https://gaatha.org/wp-content/uploads/gaatha-logo-63x63.png Jobat - Craft Archive | Research on Indian Handicrafts & Handloom https://gaatha.org 32 32 Teer Kamaan~Jobat https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/jhaba-tribal-bow-arrow-making-craft/ https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/jhaba-tribal-bow-arrow-making-craft/#respond Fri, 24 Jul 2020 12:45:00 +0000 http://143.110.249.195/?post_type=listing&p=9143 The craft of making ‘Teer-Kamthi’ or Bow & Arrow has been practiced by the Bhils and Bhilalas for many years. These are crafted out of bamboo, cane and sharp metal. When it was used for hunting, the tip of the arrow was dipped in poison and shot out. An experienced person is said to be […]

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]]> The craft of making ‘Teer-Kamthi’ or Bow & Arrow has been practiced by the Bhils and Bhilalas for many years. These are crafted out of bamboo, cane and sharp metal. When it was used for hunting, the tip of the arrow was dipped in poison and shot out. An experienced person is said to be able to shoot the arrow effectively across a kilometer.

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]]> https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/jhaba-tribal-bow-arrow-making-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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