Bamboo in Orissa: Trade and Livelihood Perspective - Vasundhara

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All rights reserved by VASUNDHARA(www.vasundharaorissa.org). For any clarification, contact author at sunlit1968@yahoo.co.in 3. Fine: This kind of weaving essentially uses bamboo strips that are usually less than 0.5 cm in width. Jalia(fish traps), stylish caps, etc. belong to this class. Most of the products of this class are decorative in nature. Weaving can be simple or compound. In 'simple' weaving only one layer(network) is created whereas in 'compound' weaving two or more layers are created. Most of the bamboo-ware belongs to the 'simple' type whereas few like the bhati-tukuri are the product of 'compound' weaving. Some like Mr. Pradeep Mohapatra of National Rural Development Council, Sonepur believe that in the strict sense of the term, producers of baskets, doli, jhudi, etc. can not be called ‘artisans’ since their work is not artistic. Artistic work, according to them, has a finer sense of creativity often accompanied by appropriate choice/use of colour combinations. However, it is also true that the artistic touch is not totally absent in the traditional bamboo-wares of Orissa; rather it seems to have remained underdeveloped due to want of scope in many cases. Otherwise, bamboo artisans sometimes apply colour(now, often synthetic) to their products(particularly, small baskets); and sometimes they just use the greenish uppermost layer of bamboo alongwith the creemish lower layer in a pattern that itself gives a feel of colour combination. Green bamboo(salia and sundarkani) is mainly used by the artisans because extraction of strips is comparatively easier and the strips are also flexible unlike those of the mature bamboo which can be used only for few 'coarse' works (like odara making). Products made of green bamboo look fresh and attractive with a creamy colour and at the same time are less durable than those made of mature bamboo, implying to the fact that the customer will have to purchase a new one after some time, hence ensuring sustainability of the trade in terms of demand. Products made of mature bamboo look dull though they are more durable. Different kinds of bamboo-ware are made in Orissa as in the following table: A. Traditional products: 1) Mati-jhudi a. Gania(Dasapalla): For three jhudis: Cost of raw material(bamboo) : Rs.30 Labour: One day (say Rs.50) Selling price: Rs.90 @Rs.30/piece Net profit: Rs.10(to include labour charges)/Rs.60(to exclude labour) 35
All rights reserved by VASUNDHARA(www.vasundharaorissa.org). For any clarification, contact author at sunlit1968@yahoo.co.in b. Belabani(Nayagarh): For 50 pieces, Cost of raw material: Nil Labour: Total 8 days approx. (two and half days for bringing the bamboo from local forest 15 + 1.5 days for extracting thin strips + 4 days for weaving) Selling price: Rs.500 to 600 @Rs.10 to 12 per piece (per comm.., villagers of Belabani) c. Saharpada(Mayurbhanj): For 10 pieces, Cost of raw material(bamboo) : Rs.55 Labour: Three man-days Selling price: Rs.12/piece 2) Odara (4 hata 16 long) a. Gania(Dasapalla): For one piece: Cost of raw material: Rs.100 Labour: Two days (say Rs.100) Selling price: Rs.250 to 300 per piece b. Bainshia(Joranda): For one piece(standard size), Cost of raw material: Rs.100 Labour: Three days (say Rs. 150) Selling price: Rs.250 to 300 per piece 3) Kula(winnow) a. Bandhkhaman(near Gurundia): For 4 pieces, Cost of raw material: Rs.50 Labour: 4 days (say Rs. 200) Selling price: Rs.10 to 15 per piece during off-season and Rs.50(max.) per piece during the peak season (per comm.., Pendo Lakra) 4) Jhampi(hat) a. Bainshia(Joranda): For 10 pieces of chulia jhampi (a coarsely woven cap that is used during agricultural work): 15 Actually, two persons help each other to cut and bring max. 50 pieces of bamboo in a day. The calculation given in the above is for a single artisan. 16 Hata(literally meaning hand) is a measure of length using the hand and approx. equal to 1.25 feet. 36
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