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Indians were conversant with Metalcraft more than 5000 years before. This is testified by the beautiful image of the dancing girl from Mohanjodaro. Traditionally, Indian craftsmen have been making use of different metals like iron, copper, silver and alloys like bronze, bell metal, white metal and the like to produce items such as pots, pans, utensils, photo frames, mythological figures, sculptures of deities, and animals. The metal craft was largely developed during the Chola period. Bronze sculptures were very popular during this time. In modern India, metal craft is widespread in places like the Ladakh area of Kashmir, Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and Tamil Nadu.
History of Metalcrafts
Metal engraving is an ancient craft, which finds reference in the Vedas. Archeological findings of the copper tools of 300 B.C. at Pre-Harappan sites of Baluchistan and Kali Bangan in Rajasthan reveal the existence of metal ware in Indian sub continent. Moradabad, about 160 kms from Delhi, is known for its delicate, intricate work of brassware. The manufacture of brass utensils was an ancestral craft practiced at Moradabad during the reign of Mughal emperor Shahjahan. Decorative and utility brass articles were made exclusively for royal families. Lucknow was a traditional center for the Bidri like engraved wares.
Brass metal casting in Goa is a craft passed on from one generation to another and it will be right to say that it is practiced here on hereditary basis. During the Portuguese rule in Goa, traditional designs were replaced with new designs.
Brass & metalware were probably the earliest non-ferrous metals, which man shaped into tools for lightness and resistance to corrosion.This is an old craft in Delhi, still carried on mainly in the narrow lanes of the old city.
The metalware in India may be roughly divided into the religious, ritualistic items and objects of utility. The metals used are brass, copper and bell metal. From the limited domestic use it has moved to various directions, especially into the prestigious ritualistic field. |
