Tribal art work from the remotest areas near Bastar - Part 2

Tribal art work from the remotest areas near Bastar - Part 2

Since all things Indian begin in God's name, here 
"||Shri Ganeshaya namah||"

Continuing from my last post, today I am going to introduce you to the family who create these amazing art works.


These two brothers are beating on the heated piece of metal to give it, it's shape. you can see the underground handmade furnace. The wife with the little kid in hand is spinning the blower to maintain the heat temperature in the furnace. 

This guy below is hiding from the sun under the net shade and carving the metal piece. 

These men from the same family are carving the wood for making beautiful wood works that we hang on our walls. They can hardly speak any Hindi. As Varsha Ma'am told me, they are very shy people and usually there is an interpreter who translates them for us and us for them. Living in such remote areas, they hardly have any visitors which makes them even more shy of talking to us.  

They first draw the design on the wood, then carve the wood as per the design followed by smoothing the edges and polishing the end product. The tool sets they use are ages old. They have no markets near by to walk up to and buy new tools. 

 

It is said that once a craftsmen has carved lord Ganesha for years, he cannot even if he wants to carve any other figure. The expressions of Ganesha are so engraved on his soul that he can carve another Ganesha even in his sleep. 

 

There's Radha Krishna above carved by another such excelled craftsmen. 

 

Above is Dattaguru, which Varsha Ma'am got custom ordered for herself. Since this was the first of it's kind, a new skilled craftsman took up this job. 

 

Beautiful handwork by the tribal of India.

Valuable insights provided by 

Mrs. Varsha Tatwawadi

Owner of 'Raanbawari'

--An outlet of artefacts of Bastar (NGO)

Ph: 91- 9975055418