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Product Details
Product Details
Winnowing trays from the Garo Hills hold significance in agricultural practices and rituals. Designed for separating grain from husk, they embody a traditional aspect of the region's culture. Bring a natural charm to your kitchen or entryway with this intricately woven piece, offering a unique way to adorn bare ledges. Experience the fusion of functionality and cultural heritage with these beautifully crafted winnowing trays.
Care Instructions
Care Instructions
Keep stored in a cool, dry environment. Use a dry cloth or a soft bristle brush for cleaning.
Manufacturing Process
Manufacturing Process
Bamboo products are crafted with meticulous care, utilizing sustainably sourced bamboo—a fast-growing and renewable material. Selected for its exceptional quality, strength, and flexibility, bamboo guarantees the creation of durable and long-lasting cushion covers. The manufacturing process begins with harvesting mature bamboo stalks from bamboo forests. These stalks are then carefully split into thin strips, processed to eliminate impurities, and enhance flexibility.
Additionally, after cutting the bamboo, it undergoes a unique process to further enhance its properties. The bamboo is submerged in a pond followed by smoking in a dedicated smoking chamber.
BLASTIN T SANGMA
He lives in a remote forest in the Garo Hills and continues to live among the trees and bamboo that he instinctively understands. Weaving bamboo and sculpting wood comes naturally to him making everyday utility objects as well as decorative reminders of the forest and an ancient way of life of his people – the Garos.
Sculpting from single fallen tree branches, Blastin creates miniatures of the traditional Garo tree house or Borang and the carnivorous plant endemic to Meghalaya - Nepenthes Khasiana called MemangKoksi in Garo, meaning “basket of the ghost or devil” which is believed to have healing powers. His bamboo products include traditional everyday utility items including baskets and kitchen implements and contemporary items like pen holders and trays.
Blastin was a daily wager like everyone else in his village until 2015. It was then that he attended a two-week workshop on bamboo crafts along with thirty odd people from his village and realised that he could make a living doing what he loved most.He started Sangma Bamboo Handicrafts soon after, and began making and selling his handcrafted products. Now he weaves and sculpts full time and earns enough to provide for his family. He feelsdeep pride and joy in his work which is transferred into each of his creations.
