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MetalworkGI Tagged · 2008
Bastar Wrought Iron Craft
TownBastar
StateChhattisgarh
Craft typeMetalwork
GI tag2008
About
A tribal hand-forged iron craft producing decorative figurines, lamps and ritual objects, worked entirely by hand-hammering heated iron rods without moulds or casting.
Did you know? Unlike Bastar's better-known Dhokra bronze casting, this craft shapes every piece by hand-hammering hot iron directly into form — no two pieces are ever identical since nothing is cast from a reusable mould.