Design Resource
Horn Craft - Cuttack, Orissa
Anatomy of Bird or Animal
by
Prof. Bibhudutta Baral and Bhargava A. J.
Products
These artisans make many different products, which include birds and animals like cranes, elephants, peacocks etc. These products are of varying sizes ranging from a 3cm keychain to idols as big as 1m and in some cases even bigger.
Depending on orders or requests even bigger or smaller products can be created. Upon enquiring the artisan about his biggest work yet he replied telling that he has made an idol of Ganesha, which is 4½ft tall. Also when it comes to the styling of these products, any kind of product can be created depending on the order. Traditionally birds like cranes and peacocks, and animals like elephants and tortoises are made, but on demand, any kind of product can be created.
Artisans these days are making artifacts with the trend that is currently catching on in the market, making it easier to sell the artifacts. So depending upon the market requirements products are made. In today’s market you can find products like key chains, pen stands and paperweights, which have been created in the recent past because of the current requirements and trends.
The smaller products like key chins can cost somewhere in the range of INR 30 – 50. As the size and the quality of the products go up the cost of the final finished product also increases and can cost lacks for a single piece. The pricing of these artifacts also depends upon which horn is used for the making.
