Bastar Iron Craft
| Bastar Iron Craft | |
|---|---|
| Geographical indication | |
| Type | Handicraft |
| Area | Bastar district, Chhattisgarh |
| Country | India |
| Registered | 2008–2009 |
| Material | Iron |
Bastar Iron Craft (also known as "Wrought iron craft of Baster") is a traditional Indian iron crafts that are manufactured in the Bastar district of Chhattisgarh state, India. The iron-crafting work has been protected under the Geographical indication (GI) of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) agreement. It is listed at item 82 as "Bastar Iron Craft" of the GI Act 1999 of the Government of India with registration confirmed by the Controller General of Patents Designs and Trademarks.[1]
The iron craft skill is passed through generation to generation in Bastar region. Some tribal communities are experts in iron craft work and many of them became as iron-smiths. Among many communities Gondi and Maria are notable for the traditional iron-crafting.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "State Wise Registration Details Of G.I Applications" (PDF). Controller General of Patents Designs and Trademarks. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ↑ "/ Wrought Iron Craft of Bastar - History". Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- Bibliography
- Manohar, Aashi (1996). Tribal arts and crafts of Madhya Pradesh. Mapin Publishing. p. 142. ISBN 0-944142-71-0.
- The India Magazine of Her People and Culture, Volume 7. A. H. Advani. 1986. p. 142.