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Wood crafT, an eVeryday arT

Look around your house and make a list of all the wooden objects that you see. You will realize how dependent we are
on this material. From furniture, to kitchen utensils, everything seems to be made of wood. In history too, we see this
material being used to make many objects of daily use.

WrITInG UNSCRAMBLE sTorInG

In the olden days, wooden slates were used. ME Wooden boxes have been used since
These had ornate, beautiful borders with time immemorial for keeping jewellery,
pictures of Saraswati or Ganesh. Sometimes, manuscripts, money, and other precious
these slates also had the alphabet painted memorabilia.
on the top for beginners to copy for practice. Boxes are made in Rajasthan, Jammu and
It was also known as 'Phalaka’ in the Jataka Kashmir, and even Kerala. Special are the
Tales. Nettur Petti or jewellery boxes from Kerala.
AHITTK
PrAYInG ________________ CooKInG Grinder or
okhli,
Some objects of daily Our kitchen
While reading, people kept use that are made of story.
their scriptures on wooden wood are belan, chaki,
book-holders. Wood was also etc. They don’t quickly
used for religious idols. Prayer heat up or react to
beads were sometimes made acidic food.
of wood too. UAJLH Kutch is famous for

Wooden prayer beads are ________________ ladles and Udaygiri
made in Haryana and book for wooden cutlery.
holders are from Saharanpur and Kashmir. Unique to Birbhum are
the Sherpai measuring bowls.
Madhani is a wooden kitchen tool of Punjab.
seATInG It is used to whisk curd or other milk products.
Arshjot Kaur, VIII A, Saupin’s School, Chandigarh
If you look around your house, you will find
that most of your furniture is made of wood. AKPANH CArInG And rePAIrInG
We sit and sleep on objects made of this ________________
hardy material, such as, chairs, tables, beds, Wood is a familiar material used for household
and even some elaborate swings or jhulas. tools including hammers, chisels, measuring
scales, and garden tools.
These were sometimes made by specific

AdornInG carpenter communities like the Barhai. They
belong to Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya
Adornments made of wood have been DAHMNAI Pradesh, and Himachal Pradesh.
used from the Ancient Period. This included ________________
combs, mirrors, as well as wooden jewellery. ACTIVITY: Wood Wonders
Wood was also used for extracting perfumes,
for eg. agar tree, sandalwood etc. ABoUT...
Write an autobiography of wood wondering
about its friendship with humans. Wood
KADPUA
Illustrations by: Palak Jain, X, Green Fields School, Safdarjung shares how it is used by humans from birth
Enclave, New Delhi; Arshjot Kaur, VIII A, Saupin’s School, ________________ to childhood, adulthood, old age, and
Chandigarh; Nishchay Saini, IX, Vishva Bharti Public School, Translate these in eventually death. Does wood think that
Jagadhri, Yamunanagar your local language humans value this friendship?

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