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Woodcraft is an ancient traditional art prized for its delicacy and
detail. Ancient treatises have been written on the subjects of carpentry
and carving on wood. Wood workers occupied an esteemed-place in society
for they made the chariots for the warriors, and also drove them. Evidence
of Himachal woodcraft is to be found in old buildings-on seats, doors,
windows and panels. Most notable was the Vice-regal Lodge at Shimla with
its beautifully carved ceilings and panels. The present day wood work
displays all the intricacy of the old. The main objects of work are
fruit-bowls, beer mugs, wooden jewellery and carved images, both romantic
and mythological in origin. |
