LANGUISHING CRAFT - Handicrafts

1 CRAFT Revival TrustS-4 Khirki Extn, New Delhi - 110 017 Tel: +91-11-29545015 Email: Encyclo Journal: CRAFTKAAVAD MAKING AND SINGINGB assi, Rajasthan Sponsored byDevelopment Commissioner ( Handicrafts )Ministry of TextilesGovernment of IndiaLANGUISHING CRAFTKAAVAD MAKING AND SINGING | Bassi, RajasthanCraft Revival TrustSponsored byDevelopment Commissioner ( Handicrafts )Ministry of TextilesGovernment of IndiaResearch Study and Documentation byKAAVAD MAKING AND SINGINGB assi, Rajasthan Sponsored byDevelopment Commissioner ( Handicrafts )Ministry of TextilesGovernment of IndiaCraft Revival TrustLANGUISHING CRAFTR esearch Study and Documentation byAcknowledgementC at e i al T ust tha ks the Oi e of the De elop e t Co issio e Ha di ats , Mi ist LJ of Ted iles, Go e e t of I dia, fo thei suppo t a d spo so ship of this e LJ i po ta t su je a k o ledge ith tha ks Sh i Gupta, De elop e t Co issio e Ha di ats fo his help a d suppo ks to S t Alka A o a, Addiio al De elop e t Co issio e Ha di ats fo he o sta t suppo t.

2 Ou tha ks to Sh i ohit Bha d aj, Di e to , Oi e of the De elop e t Co issio e Ha di ats Tha ks a e also due to the oi e a d staf of Oi e of the De elop e t Co issio e Ha di ats ContentsA out the Kaa ad - The Maki g a d the e itaio Kaa ad Si gi g LJ the BhatsHisto i al Ba kg ou d of the Kaa ad a d the BhatsA out the Kaa ad ake s Bassi a d Kaa adiLJa Bhats A out the Pla eA out the Ma ketA out the a Mate ialA out the ToolsP o ess of Kaa ad Maki gCu e t Status e o e daio sA isa s Co ta t List esea h MethodologLJ0708131740515762688391101102 LANGUISHING Crafts: Kaavad Making and Singing6 CRAFT Revival Trust| ajastha LANGUISHING Crafts: Kaavad Making and Singing7| CRAFT Revival TrustAbout the Kaavad - The Maki g a d the Re itaio Kaa ad is a LJea s old folk at. T adiio allLJ a o ile te ple sh i e it as a ied f o ho e to ho e a d illage to illage LJ the Kaa adia Bhat ho e ited the holLJ sto ies a d ai tai ed fa ilLJ ge ealogies.

3 The Kaa ad is a t adiio al i ge uouslLJ ated a ai e telli g de i e, o igi allLJ ade i a go t ee ood. Vi idlLJ illust ated ith detailed igu es a d s e es a si gle Kaa ad ould e used to e ite uliple sto ies, ea h i di g pla e i the pai ted pa els, doo s a d o e s of the Kaa ad. The e ta gula shaped t adiio al oode kaavad is al aLJs i size fo the o e ie e of Bhats si ge s of kaavad to t a el a ou d the illages. The kaavad is ade up of oode doo that is hi ged i to t o-th ee pa els o ea h side of the doo . As ea h pa el ope s the sto LJ u a els i allLJ to the g a d e di g he e the i e doo s to the sa tu sa to u of a e ope ed a d the deitLJ e ealed fo the de otees. The de otees the do ate so e o eLJ efo e the doo s a e shut ill the ed t etelli ted i ight a d i id sto es olou s i ed, lue, LJello , hite, ski olou the shapes a e usuallLJ outli ed i la k.

4 The last pa el of kaa ad is a de oted se io fo the pat o s of Bhats. The bhats i st u t the Suthar to d a the igu es of the pat o s alled as Jajmaans as o de ed LJ the pat o s. Fo ed a ple if the pat o a ts to see hi self sii g o a a el, the i age is d a i the sa e aLJ. Ca ied, ith the espe t a d defe e e due to a holLJ o je t, the Kaa adia Bhat held the Kaa ad i f o t of his uppe odLJ, its doo s ope a le if e ui ed, st u g ith a st o g ope that hu g a ou d his e k a d suppo ted LJ his ha ds at the ase of the Kaa Crafts: Kaavad Making and Singing8 CRAFT Revival Trust|Kaavad Singing by BhatsSi gi g of kaa ad is o e of the a ie t pe fo i g a ts to e te tai the illage s. Ea h od i side the pa els de otes a sto LJ f o LJthologLJ a d lege ds. A d ea h sto LJ is su g LJ the si ge s. This si gi g is k o as Kaavad Banchna.

5 The le gth of ea h sto LJ su g depe ds upo the Bhats. The si ge s of kaa ad a e k o as Kaavadiya Bhats. The si gi g a o lLJ e do e LJ this spe ial o u itLJ of Bhats a d theLJ a e o o lLJ k o as ao s. LANGUISHING Crafts: Kaavad Making and Singing9| CRAFT Revival TrustLanguishing Crafts: Kaavad Making and Singing10 CRAFT Revival Trust| LANGUISHING Crafts: Kaavad Making and Singing11| CRAFT Revival TrustLanguishing Crafts: Kaavad Making and Singing12 CRAFT Revival Trust| LANGUISHING Crafts: Kaavad Making and Singing13| CRAFT Revival TrustHistorical Background of the Kaavad and the BhatsThe sto LJ of o igi of kaa ad aki g goes a k to the g eat epi the a aLJa a. The lege d saLJs it sta ted he aja Dash ath fathe of Lo d a a a ide tallLJ killed Sh a a Ku a istaki g hi to e so e a i al du i g his hu i g ed pediio.

6 Sh a a Ku a as taki g his li d pa e ts o a pilg i age. His diei g ish to the aja Dash ath as that as he ould ot take his pa e ts to the pilg i age he asked the ki g to fulil his o to his pa e ts a d i g the pilg i age to his pa e ts. As his li d pa e ts had to o plete the pilg i age theLJ had egu . Thus, Kaa ad the o ile te ple sh i e o igi ated. The people ho a ted to isit the te ple ut ould t do it fo the a ious easo s had o te ple o i g to thei doo step. The sto LJ is a pa t of o al histo LJ told LJ kaa ad ake s a d the e is o do u e ta LJ e ide e to p o e it o lege d of the Kaa adiLJa Bhats The e is a lege da LJ sto LJ asso iated ith the o igi of Kaa adiLJa Bhats si ge s of kaa ads that states that a Quee a ed Ku da a ai possessed a kaa ad ut she did ot ha e a LJ o e i te p ei g the sto LJ of the te ple deitLJ fo he , so she alled fo a pe so to si g the kaa ad.

7 Thus the t adiio of si gi g a d e ii g the kaa ad sta ted. Late the o u itLJ of Bhats sta ted ha i g thei o pat o s i dife e t illages to ho theLJ su g the kaa ad sto ies a d ea ed o eLJ. Thus hats a e the si gi g/pe fo i g a ts o u itLJ ho lou ished ith the pat o age of illage Crafts: Kaavad Making and Singing14 CRAFT Revival Trust| LANGUISHING Crafts: Kaavad Making and Singing15| CRAFT Revival TrustLanguishing Crafts: Kaavad Making and Singing16 CRAFT Revival Trust| LANGUISHING Crafts: Kaavad Making and Singing17| CRAFT Revival TrustAbout the Kaavad makers (Bassi) and Kaavadiya Bhats (Bhopalgarh Tehsil, Jodhpur district)Thaku Jadaa Cha d, the ule of Bassi liked the ats a ship of the Ja gid Sutha s ho e e setled i the Nagau egio . So he ought the t o Sutha fa ilies to Bassi a d Ga g a egio.

8 Me a is a egio of south- e t al ajastha state i este I dia. It i ludes the p ese t-daLJ dist i ts of P atapga h, Bhil a a, Chito ga h, ajsa a d, Udaipur, Du ga pu , Ba s a a a d so e of the pa t of Guja at a d MadhLJa P adesh. Bassi o es u de the p ese t daLJ Chito dist i t he e the ge e aio s of the ig ated Sutha fa ilLJ a e sill o i ui g ith ood at. O e of the fa ilies that setled i Ga g a egio had o ge e aio s to follo the at lega LJ a d he e at soo a ished a aLJ. P ese tlLJ the at is p a i ed o lLJ i the Bassi illage of Chito ga h dist i t. Mo e tha fa ilies ea h e gaged i p o ess of a ufa tu i g of oode ha di ats ite s at Bassi. Wo e ai lLJ o t i ute to p odu io a d e do the a kei g a d a age e t. Out of the fa ilies o lLJ i e fa ilies a e doi g the kaa ad p odu io.

9 Est of the fa ilies a e p odu i g othe ki ds of oode p odu ts like fu itu e, dailLJ uilitLJ ite s, de o ai e igu es a d gits. The atspe so s ho a e e gaged i ood at elo g to Sutha a pe te aste. TheLJ a e Jangid B ah i s, ho a e said to e the ost skilled ood a e s hose o igi is f o Nagau . The o d Suthar o igi ates f o the LANGUISHING Crafts: Kaavad Making and Singing18 CRAFT Revival Trust| LANGUISHING Crafts: Kaavad Making and Singing19| CRAFT Revival TrustLanguishing Crafts: Kaavad Making and Singing20 CRAFT Revival Trust| LANGUISHING Crafts: Kaavad Making and Singing21| CRAFT Revival TrustSa sk it o d Sutradhaar. I a ie t i es Suthars e e highlLJ skilled a hite ts ho used ha ts a d Shlokas to uild the gates a d houses. TheLJ used to eate ig a hite tu es like te ples a d pala es. Be ause of so e istake ade LJ a app e i e sutha , theLJ e e u sed to ake o je ts LJ ha d.

10 Si e the theLJ ha e o ked ith ha d tools a d ha d a ed the oode o je Bassi atspe so s ide ifLJ the sel es as Ja gid Sutha s. Bassi has t adiio al illage set up he e all the astes a e p e ale t. The dife e t astes p e aili g i the illage a e B ah i s, Mahaja s, Ja gids, Kaiks, Jat, Gujja , Haju i se a ts of ajputs , Mi asi, Kasai, Cha a , Jalao, Pi da a d ega s a d the ju gles ea LJ a e i ha ited LJ Bhil t i al people. Bhils a e e LJ i po ta t ediato s fo the a ate ial p o u e e t. P odu io of kaa ad is o lLJ do e LJ Ja gid sutha s as it is thought to e p esigious a d eligious o k. The kaa ad is a s all te ple sh i e a d supposed to e do e LJ uppe aste e a d o e o lLJ. The se o da LJ o k of a ate ial sou i g a d selli g is do e LJ Bhils a d Musli o u : O e of the atspe so has t o othe fa ilies, ho o k fo hi.