Art and Crafts of Madhya Pradesh

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Bamboo & Cane Crafts


 

In rural life  Bamboo and Cane acquire an important place. Agricultural implements, Hunting  tools,Bamboo door, Bamboo & Cane thickets house, Fishing traps and baskets  are all include in Bamboo & Cane work. Tribal Communities: Gond, Baiga and  Korku tribal communities are expert in Bamboo & Cane craft.

 

Brilliance like  “Tansen” who was great in the ‘Dhrupad Gayan’, that’s singing style was born  here. At present, in the world the Gwalior Gharana of Madhya Pradesh is famous for Indian traditional music.The Madhya Pradesh state is well-known for its  culture, Handicraft like textile hand printing with vegetable dyes, textile  weaving with natural cotton and silk, Metal work, Folk Painting etc. The most  famous Arts and Crafts in Madhya Pradesh are as follows

 


Doll Crafts of Madhya Pradesh


 

Sweet  little dolls made by using small cloth pieces and are created in Gwalior,  Bhopal and Jhabua. A craft woman Battobai from Gwalior has achieved  international reputation. Battobai’s dolls are well-known the world over and  are exported in huge numbers. Dolls craft is interesting pieces of work and  it’s a different tradition and cultures of India.

Regions : Gwalior, Bhopal and Jhabua in  Madhya Pradesh are Dolls crafting centers.

 


 

Floor Covering Arts


 

Durries :  The durries  weavers of Madhya Pradesh not only expert in durries weaving but also dyeing it  and give rich design also. A woman made by a durries in their homes, in the  ‘PUNJA’ technique it is a basic technique of weaving a durries. They are  typically in brave patterns and bright colors with fold design.

 

Carpets : The Carpets weaving work in Madhya Pradesh is Mughals time’s craft.  Since the last 200 years, Integral part pattern of tangled carpets and  traditional pattern have continual with unreliable combination. The carpets  weavers have used their originality to convert traditional motifs into modern  designs; drawing from the coffers of ancestral motifs trees and flowers are  carefully blended in colors. Woolen carpets are available in vibrant colors  with both geometric and flowery designs.

 

Regions : Sironj,  Jhabua, Raigarh, Jabalpur, Gwalior, Mandala and Shahdol in Madhya Pradesh are  center of Floor covering craft. 

 




Author : Read Rife

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