Bijnor is a small town in the district of Saharanpur in north east part of Uttara Pradesh. This has historical wood carving craft tradition dating back to the Mughal period. During my visit to an craft exhibition I came across some craftsmen from Bijnor.
Here are some of the their woodwork:
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| Combs made out of wood |
It is said that some of the carvers moved directly from Iran to Saharanpur and settled here. So we can see the influence of Persian designs in the wood carving.
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| Combs made of wood |
Most of the district is covered with forests. So wood carving is widely practiced in the stat- Saharanpur, Nagina, Pilakhuwa, Bijnor, Aligarh, Bareily, Bulandshahr,Lucknow and Mathura.Nicely carved combs are their specialty.
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| Framed carved combs |
Now the wood carvers have extended their art, to meet the customers' requirement. Not only decorative items, they make many puzzles and games from wood.
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| Many puzzles made of wood |
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| Puzzles and games |
When I checkd the price, these were not very expensive. One should have in woodwork collection.
Lovely
ReplyDeleteThank you Jane
DeleteHow beautiful Ranjana...I love wooden handicrafts and whenever we travel around India I cant resist making at least one purchase!
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Dr Sonia
Yes doc. These are really collectibles
DeleteI totally adore wooden handicrafts in fact, any type of handicrafts!
ReplyDeleteThese pieces are absolutely wonderful ! Thanks for the share :)
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DeleteGreat tribute to those unnamed artisans who live in anonymity!
ReplyDeleteYes Amitji. Some artisans remain unnamed.
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WOW, These are unique! how wonderfully they have done! Handcrafted items are simply the best :)
ReplyDeleteThank you dear
DeleteBeautiful and very artistic.
ReplyDeleteNice info Ranjana,the wooden puzzles ought to be interesting.
ReplyDeleteYes in these wood works I too found them very interesting
DeleteLovely and artistic .....
ReplyDeleteThank you
DeleteIt must take so much concentration to fashion wood so minutely! Lovely pictures
ReplyDeleteDear Ranjana,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing such important information. Could you please tell from which part/place/village of bijnor these craftsman were? Do you have there contact details?
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