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Wallnut Wood Carving, Srinagar

Gaatha A tale of crafts — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 12:26:14 +0000

Srinagar, in the capital city of Jammu and Kashmir, is known for its crafts. Across the areas of Safa Kadal, Noor Bagh and Fateh Kadal are karkhanas (workshop) famous to crafts such as pashmina, copper carving, embroidery and walnut wood carving. Mostly situated in the by-lanes of downtown Srinagar, it is easy to identify a wood carving karkhana from a distance. The periodic hammering of timber and the strong smell of shaven wood makes it distinct.

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Silver Jewelry~Bhuj

Gaatha A tale of crafts — Sun, 06 Mar 2016 07:00:01 +0000

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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Jewellery~Jobat

Gaatha A tale of crafts — Tue, 24 Jun 2014 11:41:29 +0000

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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Dhokra~Betul

Gaatha A tale of crafts — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 09:58:27 +0000

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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