Handmade in India

Craft
Terracotta and
Pottery
RESOURCES
Raw
Materials
clay
Sources
Vaghchhipa
Bamboo fish traps Bamboo Silvassa,Khanvel village
Fishing nets Nylon Silvassa,Dudhni village
Bamboo baskets Bamboo Silvassa , Vaghchhipa
village
Language
Gujarati
Bhildoli or Bhili
Hindi
English
Festivals
Dussehra
Diwali
Holi
Folk dances
Landmarks
Church of our Lady
of Piety
Bindrabin Temple
Tribal cultural
Museum
Golden bamboo,Khanvel.
River courses are dammed with bamboo mats and poles to
divert fish into nets or bamboo traps.Traditional structures
such as these are used in silvassa.
Fishing net being thrown by a fisherman.
3 Musical instruments are integral to tribal culture
and society.The Dhodia,Nayaka and Dubla
communities play a range of musical instruments at
weddings and during worship.
3a Tarpa,a wind instrument.
3b Ghanghri,a string instrument that is made with
gourds,is used by the Warli community as an
accompaniment during singing and story-telling
performance.
3c Tur(drum)made out of clay and leather;thali(brass
plate) and a striker are percussion instruments.
4 Fisherman at a dam made of branches.Beside him is
the bhot- a bamboo trap for fish.
5 Local women in their bright coloured attire.
6 Vir Dev,a memorial made out of sandstone,is
erected in honour of a dead warrior at Khanvel.The
memorial stone is 4 feet high and about 1-5feet wide.
7 Detail of carving on a tall wooden pole which is
placed on either side of the road at the entrance of
Khanvel village.The detail depicts symbols of the sun
and the moon,which are worshipped by warriors.
Stones ae worshipped by the Warli and kokna
community.Tribal societies are most oftend
animistic in their world view,which implies
that they believe that inanimate objects such as
wood and stone possess a soul and can exert
supernatural influence over people.
Ghanti,mill for grinding grains,is hand carved
from stone.
Attire
Warli men:
Loincloth
Small waistcloth
Turban
Warli women:
Lugden-knww-length
sari
Padar-upper cloth
Kokna men:
Knee-length dhoti
Waistcoat/Shirt
Turban