Wooden Handicraft: Days of Yore

India, the land of rich, deep-seated history is to date celebrated for its diverse culture, art-forms, and extensive skills. The richness of the country speaks volumes through various aspects such as the mouth-watering food, the locals who are always eager to help and welcome everyone with open arms, the attire, different languages and last but not least, the astonishing and intriguing craft forms. Each state in India contributes to a rising standard of handicrafts in India. The technique and the cultural imprints make the output sheer brilliance. Every part of India has its different culture and a different way to express itself. The culture is carved and demonstrated as the emotions and the feelings of the people.

Among these remarkable and ancient artforms, the craft of wooden handicraft has been winning the hearts of every onlooker. The art of carving is very ancient and sacred in India, especially Rajasthan.

Rajasthan excels in the art of making wooden artifacts, furniture, and utility items; be it Doors and windows, wooden jharokhas, tables with cast iron jaalis, side-boards, chairs, benches, swings, and dressers are made to resemble the furniture that was in vogue in Havelis a hundred years ago. The visitors will find everything from camels and horses to elephants and parrots that are beautifully carved and brightly hand-painted. The handicrafts include wall hangings, windows panels, doors, angles, Furniture which are crafted with the help of woods such as teak, sal, etc.

As you traverse the craft-dotted landscape that enriches the pink city Jaipur, you will witness a grand spectacle of crafts within its folds reflecting the rich culture of the city of royals!

The room designed using the art pieces of wooden handicraft oozes an aura of antiquity where the star of the show is the Poster Bed. Reminiscent of yesteryears, Poster Bed is a classy bed with four vertical columns, one in each corner that supports a tester, or upper panel and serenades you to discover a distinctive elegance through a seamless blend of classic and colonial styles. The headboard is built using the rustic Shisham wood.

You’ll find the essence of this art form at every nook and corner of this room, be it the bedside table made of mango wood with brass inlay or the wooden beams at the ceiling that gives a vintage feel to the entire room.

Hence, we can see that the rich tradition of producing and carving wooden handicrafts in India has continued for years. The Indian wooden handicrafts speak so well about its culture, each and every article produced has a sense of attachment, meaning and feeling of the local artisans who have created it. The local artisans do it for the love of their culture to maintain the cultural hierarchy.