Design Gallery
Bamboo Tray - Agartala, Tripura
Utility Products
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Artisan is cutting the bamboo strips for the tray.
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Artisan curved the bamboo strips to make a ring.
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Strips are arranged to make the base of the bamboo tray.
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The Artisan has done the middle base of tray weaving and attaches it
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Weaving in process.
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Two different sizes of bamboo rings are taken for making the bamboo tray.
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The bigger ring is kept below, and a smaller ring is kept upside to make the tray border.
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The Artisan is pulling the two rings to make the bamboo tray border.
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Then the extra bamboo strips at the edges are cut with the help of a knife.
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The edges of a bamboo tray are rubbed with sandpaper to make a smooth surface.
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Beautifully weaved bamboo tray.
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Artist Mr. Mitan Debnath with bamboo tray.
Tripura is a state in Northeast India. The Kokborok-speaking Tripuri people are the major group among 19 tribes and many sub-tribes. It has heavy rain due to the tropical savanna climate. Therefore, it is the highest bamboo and cane growing state. The state is known as the bowl for bamboo and cane handicrafts in India. Bamboo is used to make mats, baskets, hand-held fans, accessories, and interior decoration products. Wood and cane are used to create an array of furniture, utensils, idols, and other products. The handicrafts of Agartala, the capital of Tripura, are intricate and thoroughly decorated. They specialize in a wide range of screens, baskets, wall panels, planters made of gossamer-thin bamboo strips. A solid but thinly split bamboo pasted on plywood to make wall panels. For making containers, bamboo is turned on a hand lathe machine. The tribe community's womenfolk make bamboo trays, house-hold items, and jewelry pieces in their free time from the house-hold duties. Mr. Mitan Debnath, a bamboo artist from Tripura, makes 100 to 1000 baskets from one completely grown bamboo.
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