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| Title: | Woodcarvings from Pabbar Valley |
| Authors: | Chauhan, Hari |
| Keywords: | Woodcarving
Traditional Craft
Pabbar Valley
Himachal Pradesh |
| Issue Date: | Oct-2005 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.7: B44C1/22, B44C5/04 |
| Abstract: |
Woodcarving was
the favoured medium of artistic expression of the Indian subcontinent. Indian
houses and temples were profusely adorned with it and are often inseparable
from it. Woodcarving, an indigenous tradition craft finds a mention in the
ancient texts such as the Rig Veda
and Matsya Purana. Woodcarving craft
was well developed in many states specially, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh,
Rajasthan, Gujarat, Kerala, Kashmir and Madhya
Pradesh. They differed in terms of the kind of wood and the craft tradition. In
the early days of kings and nawabs,
woodcarving was essentially seen as an adjunct to architecture. Palaces, havelis and temples were decorated with
incredibly carved doors, windows and jalis
(lattice work). The present paper describes traditional woodcarving work
adoring houses and temples of Pabbar valley
of Himachal Pradesh.
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| Page(s): | 380-385 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.04(4) [October 2005]
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