Making of Bamboo Frame

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Making of Ravana Effigy

The Art of Creating Mythological Character

Making of Bamboo Frame

Point-1
Skilled craftsmen take care of the job of making complex head structure, using bamboo
splinters of different sizes and thickness, according to the requirement.

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Point-2
This art of making complex head structures and torsos is passed on from one generation to another just by involving youngsters in practice, without any written documentation.

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Point-3
Size of the head ranges from two feet to six feet. Accordingly the torso in same proportions.

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Point-4
Meanwhile the long bamboo splinters are folded and stuck in an open box structure so that the fibre takes the shape and do not break while making the final structure.

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Point-5
These folded splinters are then rolled into circular and semicircular forms to create concentric rings for the torso and skirt of the effigy. It’s a very important job supervised by the most skilled person, as this contributes to the final structure of the effigy.

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Point-6
The folding and tying of bamboo is done using wire and pliers.

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Point-7
Then these concentric rings are held by attaching vertically standing bamboo sticks,
exactly like latitudes and longitudes of earth, which gives it the final form.

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Making of Ravana Effigy