wooddencomb - Craft Archive | Research on Indian Handicrafts & Handloom https://gaatha.org Indian Craft online Tue, 29 Mar 2022 06:15:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.11 https://gaatha.org/wp-content/uploads/gaatha-logo-63x63.png wooddencomb - Craft Archive | Research on Indian Handicrafts & Handloom https://gaatha.org 32 32 Kangsi~Ujjain https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/banjara-handmade-comb-making/ https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/banjara-handmade-comb-making/#respond Sat, 30 Apr 2016 13:47:00 +0000 http://143.110.249.195/?post_type=listing&p=6278 Hand-carved combs are a tradition which has travelled down from the ancient chronicles of hair ornamentation. Kangsi, the craft of making wooden combs is a tradition that is a few hundred-years-old. It is practiced only by a minority of Banjaras in India today. The array of wooden combs decorated with intriguing carving, jali work, inlay […]

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]]> Hand-carved combs are a tradition which has travelled down from the ancient chronicles of hair ornamentation. Kangsi, the craft of making wooden combs is a tradition that is a few hundred-years-old. It is practiced only by a minority of Banjaras in India today. The array of wooden combs decorated with intriguing carving, jali work, inlay and gold & silver ornamentation is indeed a treat to the curious eyes.

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