Wood carving from Bijnor(UP)
Bijnor is a small town in the district of Saharanpur in north east part of Uttara Pradesh. This has historical wood carving craft tradition dating back to the Mughal period. During my visit to an craft exhibition I came across some craftsmen from Bijnor.
Here are some of the their woodwork:
Here are some of the their woodwork:
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| Combs made out of wood |
It is said that some of the carvers moved directly from Iran to Saharanpur and settled here. So we can see the influence of Persian designs in the wood carving.
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| Combs made of wood |
Most of the district is covered with forests. So wood carving is widely practiced in the stat- Saharanpur, Nagina, Pilakhuwa, Bijnor, Aligarh, Bareily, Bulandshahr,Lucknow and Mathura.Nicely carved combs are their specialty.
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| Framed carved combs |
Now the wood carvers have extended their art, to meet the customers’ requirement. Not only decorative items, they make many puzzles and games from wood.
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| Many puzzles made of wood |
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| Puzzles and games |
When I checkd the price, these were not very expensive. One should have in woodwork collection.
Lovely
Thank you Jane
How beautiful Ranjana…I love wooden handicrafts and whenever we travel around India I cant resist making at least one purchase!
Cheers
Dr Sonia
Yes doc. These are really collectibles
I totally adore wooden handicrafts in fact, any type of handicrafts!
These pieces are absolutely wonderful ! Thanks for the share 🙂
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Great tribute to those unnamed artisans who live in anonymity!
Yes Amitji. Some artisans remain unnamed.
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WOW, These are unique! how wonderfully they have done! Handcrafted items are simply the best 🙂
Thank you dear
Beautiful and very artistic.
Thank you Rajesh
Nice info Ranjana,the wooden puzzles ought to be interesting.
Yes in these wood works I too found them very interesting
Lovely and artistic …..
Thank you
It must take so much concentration to fashion wood so minutely! Lovely pictures
Dear Ranjana,
Thanks for sharing such important information. Could you please tell from which part/place/village of bijnor these craftsman were? Do you have there contact details?
Please do share with us.
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I m a craft seller in Gujrat. I want to buy wooden games puzzel and others . If u have any excect adress of manufacturers or dealers plz inform me.
As of now I don’t have their address and contact details. Once I get will inform you.