Bastar wooden crafts are traditional Indian wooden crafts that are manufactured in the Bastar district of Chhattisgarh state, India. The wood-crafting work has been protected under the Geographical indication (GI) of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) agreement. It is listed at item 84 as "Bastar Wooden Craft" of the GI Act 1999 of the Government of India with registration confirmed by the Controller General of Patents Designs and Trademarks.[1]
| Wooden crafts of Chhattisgarh | |
|---|---|
| Geographical indication | |
 | |
| Type | Handicraft |
| Area | Bastar district, Chhattisgarh |
| Country | India |
| Registered | 2008–2009 |
| Material | Wood |
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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] They turn craft skills into interpretation of basic lifestyles and basic routines of life such as chaffing of paddy, 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.
Woodcraft in Bastar has beautiful and unique form of art that was mastered by Bastar tribal and it helps their livelihood. The handicrafts product has decent market in different parts of India as well as in some foreign countries. They use teak wood, Indian Rosewood, whitewood and other finest wood to craft various handicraft items.[5] Bastar Wooden Craft has been exhibited at "Durbar Hall Art Gallery" too.[6]
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edit- ^ "State Wise Registration Details Of G.I Applications" (PDF). Controller General of Patents Designs and Trademarks. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ "AWARD LIST". Chhattisgarh Handicrafts Development Board. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ "Wood Craft". Chhattisgarh Handicrafts Development Board. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ Gajrani, S. (2004). History, Religion and Culture of India, Volume 5. Gyan Publishing House. p. 310. ISBN 8182050642.
- ^ "Handicraft in Chhattisgarh". Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ "True tribal mettle". The Hindu. 22 May 2008. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
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