LESSON - 6

A06146 Folk Crafts

Handicrafts using clay, tree, leaf and paper were practised by Tamil people. Classifying them this lesson lists unique artistic endeavours like கொம்பு, பச்சை குத்துதல் and கோலமிடுதல். Tanjore Arts occupy a special position in this category. Folk crafts highlighting their unique nature, relation with Tamil culture and their present states are described in this lesson.
    

The central units present a description of folk crafts, their classification, Tanjore Arts, unique charactertistics of folk crafts, their relation with Tamil culture and their present status.

Folk crafts usually refer to the art of producing objects of art using traditonally developed manual skills.

On the basis of the raw materials used in producing these objects these crafts are classied as soil, tree, dry leaves and paper.

Today’s scenario caused by scientific, industrial and cultural developments tend to push the products of folk crafts to oblivion. However, beliefs and faiths still followed in various stages of life enable us to use the products of folk crafts.

On learning this lesson you will be greatly surprised by the range of materials, techniques and products of folk crafts which are amazingly scientific and technological. You may even be tempted to acquire these skills and to involve the interested persons in these productions.

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