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Charming combs

Wooden Wonders of india Nagina and Bijnor
in Uttar Pradesh
Wood crafts have been prevalent in India since before stone sculptures specialize in making
ornamental combs
came into being. Wooden things have been made from the beginning and boxes. The comb
of time and there is a lot of diversity in the kinds of wooden crafts for men called raja ki kangi has teeth
practiced here. on one side and the one for women
called rani ki kangi has teeth on
HArYAnA both sides.

The artisans create decorative artifacts, toys, jewellery, JHArKHAnd
and utility products out of finely carved wood. Every
motif has a story to tell. Themes from Panchatantra, The beautifully carved wood products show the
stories of predator and prey dominate the designs. craftsmanship of the artisans. Once a dense forest area,
They also specialise in making dolls that range from artisans in Jharkhand created a variety of wood articles
6 to 32 inches, and brightly coloured toys, including for household requirements. There are families here,
infant walkers. who for generations have revelled in toy making that
depict the nature around.
Tamara Suri, X, The SD Vidya School, Ambala Cantt; Janisha Taneja, VI D,
Delhi Public School, Sec-45, Gurgaon Nidhi Shrivastava, V e, bridgeford School, Ranchi

UTTAr PrAdesH nAGALAnd

The city of Rampur is In Nagaland, wooden
known for its wooden carvings on the main door of
arts and crafts, especially the house are very symbolic.
Chetra, which is a kind of Carvings of human figures,
old-fashioned dressing animals like elephants and
table mostly used by the hornbill are famous motifs.
women of lower-middle class families. Saharanpur is Kumari Pihu, V C, bridgeford School, Ranchi
known for its Mughal style handicrafts. The furniture
is designed with mehrab, jali, and grapevine motifs.
These craftsmen came from Kashmir and settled in
Saharanpur. MAHArAsHTrA
Hameem Raza Ali, X A, Greenwood Sr. Sec. School, Rampur; Jigisha Sawantwadi, in Maharashtra,
Kamboj, IX e, Mukand lal Public School, Sarojini Colony, Yamunanagar
is known for beautifully
carved fruits and vegetables.
These are carved from light
wood, like pangara and hale. Illustration by: Mustafa Khan,
X A, Delhi School of Excellence,
WesT BenGAL Ashika bakre, X A, Global Indian Banjara Hills, Hyderabad
International School, Chinchwad
The wooden mask, also known
as Mukhosh is made here. It is CHHATTIsGArH
mostly used for the mask dance
which is the folk dance of west In the Bastar district of Chhattisgarh, wood crafting
Bengal. Another age old practice work has been protected under the GI tag. Traditionally,
of this state is the making of wood carving was restricted to objects that were
the wooden owl. It is made in socially needed within the tribes, but now the products
Nathungram, Burdwan district. are diversified.
Megha benerjee, X, Green Fields School, Aishwarya Chauhan, X and Aman Sharma, X, Suditi Global Academy,
Safdarjung enclave, New Delhi etawah

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