Bastar Wooden Craft: Difference between revisions

Chhattisgarh, especially Bastar people have excellent skills in variety of craft work including [[Dhokra]], bamboo craft, wrought iron craft, tribal dress, traditional textile, Kantha embroidery, [[terracotta]], tribal painting, [[bell metal]], etc. Their skills have been recognized by national and state awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cghandicraft.com/state-award.aspx |title=AWARD LIST PDF|publisher=Chhattisgarh Handicrafts Development Board |accessdate=4 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://ziglibrary.com|archivedate=6 February 2016 }}</ref> [[Badhai]] people are skilled in this woodcraft work and they are divided into two groups. One group make agricultural instruments and other group make decorative and totemic pillars.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cghandicraft.com/wood-craft.asp |title=Wood Craft |publisher=Chhattisgarh Handicrafts Development Board |accessdate=4 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913013104/http://www.cghandicraft.com/wood-craft.asp |archivedate=13 September 2015 }}</ref> Another community, knows as [[Muria people]] also has woodcarving skills. The Murias are best in craftsmanship. Their skill apply in various objects that from small to big.<ref>{{cite book | title=History, Religion and Culture of India, Volume 5 | publisher=Gyan Publishing House | author=Gajrani, S. | year=2004 | pages=310 | isbn=8182050642}}</ref> They turn craft skills into interpretation of basic lifestyles and basic routines of life such as [[threshing|chaffing]] of paddy, [[Grinding (abrasive cutting)|grinding]] grains, etc. They express their culture and religious faiths into craft art that reflect through gods, goddess, music culture of the community and wildlife. The craft work heavily depended as hand-made where there is no machinery usage or rare use in particular areas only.

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