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HANDICRAFTS
- KUTCH Tour Package |
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Kutch
is considered to be a haven for numerous handicrafts, which
are carried on from generation to generation. The traditional
basis of its prosperity has been its foreign trude in various
handicrafts. The artifacts of Kutch moved not only the length
and breadth of the country but also in the overseas market.
The main handicrafts of the district are embroidery of ethnic
style, Patchwork, terracotta, pen knives and nut crackers.
A brief description of the various crafts is as follows. |
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EMBROIDERY |
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Inherited by the
bequest of craft making the Kutchi people weave their dreams
in different forms of embroidery. Kutch is world renowned
for its mirrored embroideries. Most of these were traditionally
stitched by village women, for themselves and their families,
to create festivity, honor deities, or generate wealth. Embroideries
contributed to the substantial economic exchange required
for marriage and fulfilled other social obligations which
required gifts. Be it, thread work or leather every village
has a different and a unique style of making embroidery.
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HAND BLOCK PRINTING |
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Kutch is the homeland
of a variety of hand printing textiles. Important among them
are Ajrakh prints, Batik prints and Rogan painting.
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WOOD CARVING |
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Wood
carving is one of the best handicrafts of Kutch. The Harijan
people living in Dumaro and Ludia are master crafts persons
of wood carving. They make various utensils like pastel roller,
chapati disc, bottles, small table, glass etc. of the wood
doing attractive carving. Generally, they use the teak wood
and locally available `bahuv wood to prepare the fine artifacts. |
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MUDWALL PAINTING |
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House
in the Banni area are living museums of beautiful paintings
Rabari and Harijan women folk are traditionally experts in
depicting their dreams in painting. They turn houses into
homes.
The clay collected is mixed with camel dung and kept for a
few days. Then it is kneaded to obtain sufficient plasticity
and designs are worked on the mud wall using this clay mixture.
Designs of mor (peacock) Popat (Parrot) anghadi (Fingers)
Vinjno (Fan).
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SILVER WORK |
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Kutch is famous for
its superior silver work, both of the design and engraving of
jewellery. |
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PEN - KNIVES AND NUTCRACKERS |
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Pen
knives and nutcrackers of Kutch have travelled the length
and breadth of the country. People of Kutch prefer to present
penknives or nutcrackers to their relatives and friends living
outside Kutch. The artisans, who made swords during the royal
family`s patronage, are now producing the penknives and nutcrackers.
The iron bars are reduced to workable small pieces. Then the
pieces are worked by using a forging machine |
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IRON BELL WITH COPPER
COATING |
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Without
modern Communications the sound of bells helped shepherds
and cowherds communities to locate their flocks from a distance.
Waste iron sheets are bought from Bhuj market. Outlines are
marked on the sheets using master patterns (there are about
13 patterns ranging from 3" X 12/ 8". Following
the mark the sheet is cut. Then it is converted to the shape
of bell with punching tools. Designs are worked out before
shaping it. The handle is fixed. Later copper (tamba) brass
(pital) and tankankar in the form of small bits and powder
is sprinkeld on the bell immersed in mud water. Then clay
is mixed with cotton which serves as a mould. Then the mould
is placed on a coal fire with the bell and the temperature
is increased to fuse the metal. Later near to its mouth the
bell is beaten with hammer to obtain the desired sound. Bells
have an unusual resonant sound due to the individual tuning
of each bell. Finally a tongue made of wood is fixed from
inside. Kutchi bells are moving very well in the foreign market
as church bells. |
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SEASHELL TOYSeashell
toys |
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Seashell
toys and dolls are made in Bhuj. Seashell is the outer case
of soft bodied animals called molluscs. After the animals
living inside have dried up, the shells are collected and
graded according to colour and shape and used in decorative
items. Birds, animals, plants, agarbati stand and figures
of Gods & Goddesses are prepared by joining the appropriate
coloured shells with an adhesive. Later eyes, nose, ears,
garments etc are painted with oil paints. |
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