2 articles on "artisans"

Dokra Craft and Craftsmen of Bengal - Explore the Indigenous Folk Culture of India

There were groups of nomadic craftsmen or artisans dealing with metallurgical art using the lost wax technique, so popular in France, who were sporadically scattered in the tribal dominated mineral rich districts of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jhar...

Dokra Craft - What Are the Steps Involved in Giving Shape to Dokra Craft?

The process in which Dokra craft or Dhokra figurines are made is just fascinating. At first the Dokra craftsman will create a clay core, dry it and add designs, patterns, expressions, decorations and wax channels to that clay replica. Step # 1 The ...