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| The International Handicraft & Handloom Fair, Bhubaneswar will provide an ideal
opportunity for the overseas buyers for placing orders at very competitive prices. The
sellers will be mainly the manufacturer / producers / exporters. The International Fair will
be a two days event focusing on the specific needs of buyers and a complete
handholding with manufacturers for sustainable supply chain management . The International
Fair assembles a rich collection of ritual, decorative and utilitarian products that reflects the style, |
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subjects, values and aesthetic concerns of exporters, manufacturers and entrepreneurs from the
state of Odisha.
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The type of products to be exhibited
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| Stone carving |
Stone carving traditions of Orissa date back to centuries. The exquisite carvings owe
their origin to the wonderful Orissan temples the legacy of this exquisite craft has continued over time and thrives even today.
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| Wood carving |
Wood carving is a highly developed craft grouped into difference sub groups like painted wood
carvings, plain wood carvings and turned-wood-item. Orissa the craft is unique in its combination
of both folk and classical forms with characteristic local traditions. Usually light varieties of woods
are preferred for such work.
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| Tribal jewellery |
Each ethnic tribes inhabiting in Orissa is having its unique culture and traditions which are
designed by a small group of artisans in each tribe. The jewellery is simple yet elegant. The
designs and motifs are generally picked up from nature and have a universal appeal
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| Silver filigree |
The intricate designs and superb craftsmanship of silver filigree produces spectacular items. The
delicacy of the crafts is the result of meticulous craftsmanship that draws silver into fine threads
The volume and glaze of the prod products makes this one of the most popular crafts of Orissa
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| Brass & Bell metal |
Brass & Bell metal, to earliest know alloys are traditionally crafted by artisans call “Kansaries” in
Orissa. The craft gets its identity from the unique and complex process of casting the metal and
then beating it into thin sheets to get various textures and shapes.
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| Appliqué work |
Appliqué, the traditional patch work of Orissa is done in colour full cloth pieces. The artisans,
mainly female, deftly stitch traditional motifs such as animals, birds and flowers to produce a
striking range array of colours.
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| Dhokra |
Dhokra is an alloy of Brass, Nickel and Zinc, unique and enhancing because of its antique look.
Dhokra, in Orissa, is produced by both the lost wax process as well as the solid casting process.
The craft is unique and the products are extremely popular.
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| Golden grass |
Golden grass is the stem of a reed that grows in swamps and owes its names to the lusterous
golden textures. Stems are woven into beautiful boxes and baskets, often in combination of other
materials and vegetable dyes.
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| Handloom |
Tassar is as wild silk, created from silkworm Cocoons traditionally harvested from forest trees in
Orissa. This silk thread is extremely strong, much more so than smoother mulberry cultivated silk.
Most of the time Tassar silk is not bleached or dyed but directly woven to show off its natural and
uneven colour and the gorgeous texture making it a unique eco-friendly choice for apparels and
furnishings.
Integrating tradition with the weaver’s own creativity, handloom in Orissa offers distinct
style and technique like “Bandha” of “ Ikat” as it is popularly known. An extraordinarily complex art
form of TIE & DYE in which yarns are first resist dyed into myriad colours and unique patterns
and then hand woven into beautiful fabrics.
Lot of people who are not aware of this unique process often mistake Ikat Fabrics of
Orissa has distinct native identity for which it is registered as “Geographical Indicator” (GI).
As an Apex marketing organization of hundreds of weavers’ cooperative societies,
Boyanika has been constantly serving in the field of production, quality, research and marketing
of Handloom of the state for over last 50 years. Under patronage of the Government, research
and development activities have been taken up to preserve and develop the fading glory of age-
old traditional craftsmanship with new direction of cross cultural linkages through the body of the
fabric.
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