Metal Bells - Craft Documentation & Online Research Archive https://gaatha.org Indian Craft online Mon, 16 Aug 2021 07:12:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.11 https://gaatha.org/wp-content/uploads/gaatha-logo-63x63.png Metal Bells - Craft Documentation & Online Research Archive https://gaatha.org 32 32 Metal Bell~Nirona https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/documentation-metal-bell-making-kutchh/ Thu, 23 Dec 2010 10:23:39 +0000 http://143.110.249.195/?post_type=listing&p=6491 There are some crafts which are made just for the purpose of decorating or identifying cattle. One such craft which originated with cattle rearing is the craft of metal bells, or ‘Ghantadi-, as known locally in Kutchh, Gujarat (India). The craft is believed to be over a thousand years old, originated in Sindh, (currently in […]

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]]> There are some crafts which are made just for the purpose of decorating or identifying cattle. One such craft which originated with cattle rearing is the craft of metal bells, or ‘Ghantadi-, as known locally in Kutchh, Gujarat (India). The craft is believed to be over a thousand years old, originated in Sindh, (currently in Pakistan). They were tied around the cattle’s neck so the owner would know of their whereabouts. There are thirteen sizes of bells and they are customized for different animals. A goat would have a small bell with a high pitched sound, while a cow would have a larger one with a deeper note. In each size, upto five or six different notes can be made. They are made from scrap iron sheets The metal parts are neatly joined without any kind of welding.

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