GiTAGGED® Bastar Wooden Handmade Sohni Mahiwal Artwork

About The Craft:

• Bastar Wooden Craft reflects local Mythology, Rituals, Religion, and Folklore in the exquisite shape & forms.
• It is one of the most famous, beautiful, and unique art of wooden carving of Bastar tribals of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, exists from l0th century A.D.
• It involves the art of carving with different pictures of Bastar culture and other designs of interest.
• The motifs used in the Bastar Wooden Craft is very much similar to those found in Indus Valley Civilization establishing an unbroken lineage of the craft form.
• The use of local mythological tales and stories from daily life are the main characteristics seen in this art work of the Bastar craftsmen.
• Frequent reference to the local mythology, rituals, religion, and folklore in the exquisite shape and forms of the handicraft reflects the cultural legacy of the people who craft them.

There are many unique features of Bastar wood carving that demarcates it from any other wood craft in India.

Uniqueness:

• Use of Sheshum wood.
• Tribal motifs.
• Uneven shapes and geometry.
• Depicts local mythology and culture.
• Rawness in the finish that adds to the rustic appeal of the product.

Bastar Wooden Craft has been Conferred with the Geographical Indication (GI) status by the Government of India in 2008 with GI Number 63.