Kranataka is always known for its handicraft. Different kinds of crafts are practiced in different parts of the state. Karnataka being always has its own heritage of wooden crafts. The wooden craft practiced in coastal part of Karnataka is unique. Similarly the wooden toys, Channapattana dolls are world famous for its cuteness and attractive colors.
Here are the colorful Channapatna dolls:
Another kind of dolls made in a small village Koppala of Karnataka, Kinnala dolls. These are also made of wood, but entirely different from Channpatana dolls. Channapatna dolls are cute and looks like dolls, but Kinnala dolls are dolls with life.At first sight you feel these are small human beings:
Kinnala is a small village in Koppala district of Karnataka. Once this place was flourishing centre for crafts.The Kinnala craft dates back to 13th century, during rule of Vijayanagar empire, the craft flourished a lot. Kinnala art was started with painting the wooden plates and murals on the temples. Then craftsmen started making cradles , dolls etc and painting it with beautiful colors.
Very light weight wood is used to make the dolls and after making the parts, the parts are joined using paste made of tamarind seed powder and saw dust. And these are painted with natural colors. Earlier the craftsmen were making human figures:
Here are the dolls depicting pooja of a deity:
Now the craftsmen make animal figures too, in the below figures you can see those:
Garuda( Vehicle of Vishnu) and Kamadhenu (An animal in Hindu mythology) are very popular among Kinnala toys:
Doll making art has always fascinated human beings.In Karnataka many celebrate Gombe habba exhibiting the collection of dolls. There are different kinds dolls made of different materials like cloth, wire, sponge , wood etc.
Recently learnt to make doll from clay. Will share about that in the coming post.
Until then,
Here are the colorful Channapatna dolls:
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| Channapattana dolls |
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| Kinnala dolls |
Very light weight wood is used to make the dolls and after making the parts, the parts are joined using paste made of tamarind seed powder and saw dust. And these are painted with natural colors. Earlier the craftsmen were making human figures:
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| Human figures - Kinnala dolls |
Now the craftsmen make animal figures too, in the below figures you can see those:
Garuda( Vehicle of Vishnu) and Kamadhenu (An animal in Hindu mythology) are very popular among Kinnala toys:
Recently learnt to make doll from clay. Will share about that in the coming post.
Until then,
Love , laugh and live the life to the fullest,
-Ranjana
Beautiful dolls! Such an informative post. Loved reading it !
ReplyDeleteThose are such beautiful dolls dear..sure to tempt adults along with kids! Very informative post :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful
ReplyDeleteQuite interesting information about Kinnala dolls...awaking for your further post..
ReplyDeleteThose are some lovely dolls. So full of life. And very interesting to read their history too. You narrated it very adeptly. Looking forward to the post about your dolls. :)
ReplyDeleteSimply beautiful. I love these dolls. Thanks for sharing Ranju! :) <3
ReplyDeleteI didn't know this different variety. There is more awareness for Chennapatna dolls.
ReplyDeleteWell crafted dolls.
ReplyDeleteHaven't heard about this doll.Thanks for sharing.Lovely dolls.looking forward for your post for doll made from clay.
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Sriram & Krithiga
Nice to know about this. Though I had seen them before, I did not know their name.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this info. Though I heard about them, I did not know all this. Where can I buy them from? Any address in Bangalore?
ReplyDeleteMs Sharma from summersofindia.blogspot.in
Can we buy it online
ReplyDeleteI guess there are some online shops. You can check with those.
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