INDIAN HANDICRAFTS
•Handicraft =An amalgamation of all •HANDICRAFTS
things that are crafted by hands. 1. Handicraft on cloths
•Craft of each state in India reflect 2. Ivory crafting
the influence of different empires 3. Glassware
•Handicrafts were/are made to earn 4. Leather work
livelihood 5. Terracotta crafts and silver
•Handicrafts were/are made to jewellery
preserve the art for upcoming 6. Clay and Pottery work
generation.
HANDICRAFT ON CLOTHS
Handicraft on Cloths
•Printing •WEAVING •PANTING
/colouring •TANCHOI •KALAMKARI
•BANDHANI •JAMDANI
•LAHARIA
•IKAT
•BATIK ART
HANDICRAFT ON CLOTHS
•BANDHANI
•Technique of tie and dye
•Centers= Rajasthan and Gujarat
HANDICRAFT ON CLOTHS
•LAHARIA
•Technique of tie and dye
•Centers= Jaipur and Jodhpur
HANDICRAFT ON CLOTHS
•IKAT
•Technique of tie and dye
•Dyeing is done before weaving
•Centers= Orissa and Andhra Pradesh
HANDICRAFT ON CLOTHS
•BATIK ART
•Wax is used for colour ful patterns
•Centers=Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal
HANDICRAFT ON CLOTHS
•TANCHOI
•A weaving technique derived from Chinese.
•This art first got introduced in Surat,Gujrat
•Then travelled to Varanasi
HANDICRAFT ON CLOTHS
•JAMDANI
•It is a finest muslin textile.
•The art work on Jamdani was also patonised in
Mughal period
•Jamdani weaving are of following types:
1. Butidar
2. Pannahazar
3. Phulwari
4. Tarodar
5. Jhalar
HANDICRAFT ON CLOTHS
•KALAMKARI
•Painting on fabric by using deep coloured vegetable dye
•Centre = Andhra pradesh
IVORY CRAFTING
•IVORY CRAFTING
•Prevalent in India since Vedic Period;refered as “danta”
•HISTORICAL EVIDENCES
•Sanchi inscription mentions guild of ivory workers who
curved sculptures in Sanchi stupa
•ARCHAEOLOGICAL REMAINS
•Ivory comb
•Dagger’s handles
•Ornaments
IVORY CRAFTING
•Traditional centres:
•Kerela =painting on ivory
•Jodhpur =bangles
•Jaipur =ivory Jali work
•Some other centres:Delhi and West Bengal
GLASSWARE
•First evidence:Mahabharat
•First material evidence:PGW culture in Ganga valley
•Sathpath Brahman refers glass as “Kaanch”
•Archaeological evidences of Gllass
•Ahar
industry:Brahmpuri,Kolahpur,Maski,Ahar,Hastinapur,
Ahichchtra,Eran,Ujjain •Ujjain
•Eran
•Brahmpuri
•Mughals gave patronage to Glassware:Sheesh •Kolahpur
Mahal(decoration),Hukkas,ittardhans,engraved glass
•Maski
•In present time:
•Hyderabad :glass bangles;”churikajodas”
•Firozabad:Glass candeliers
•Saharanpur,UP:Panchkora(toy)
•Varanasi :glass beads;”Tikuli”
GLASSWARE
Mughals gave patronage to Glassware:Sheesh
Mahal(decoration),Hukkas,ittardhans,engraved glass
•In present time:
•Hyderabad :glass bangles;”churikajodas”
•Firozabad:Glass candeliers
•Saharanpur,UP:Panchkora(toy)
•Varanasi :glass beads;”Tikuli”
LEATHER WORK
WORK
Jutti
Biggest Leather
Market Leather tanning,Kanpur
Jodhpur and Jaipur
Manoti
Art,Bikaner
Kolahpuri chappals
Leather bags
Crafts from Metal
•Marodi work,Rajasthan
•Emossing work ,Rajasthan
•Koftagiri ,Jaipur,Alwar
Tarkashi,Rajasthan
Terracota Crafts
•The word ‘terracotta’ means
baked sand, and as the name
suggests, it is used to refer to
items made out of earthen clay.
•Terracotta in Madhya Pradesh is not
just a means of livelihood or a skill; it is
an art that has sustained for
generations in the rural areas of the
state.
Terracota Crafts: Bankura horses of Panchmura, West Bengal
Silver Jewellery: Filigree Work; Cuttack, of the eastern Indian state Odisha
Silver Jewellery: Filigree Work
•Cuttack, of the eastern Indian state Odisha (also known as Tarakashi)
•Karimnagar, Telangana
Silver Jewellery: Bidri work,
Bidri village , Karnataka
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