Traditional Craft Skills in India- Reflection of Sikki Craft of Bihar and Pathways to Sustainability (original) (raw)

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Abstract

Indian Handicrafts have a value beyond the capacity to earn and make a profit. The myriad craft is the living links to the past, including the perseverance of cultural meaning for the future. The present research focuses on defending the traditional knowledge of the skills taught in the craftsmen of the villages of India. This paper is aimed at documenting the Sikki craft of Bakuli, Bihar, India. Exploring and reflecting cultural phenomena and overcome the problems of cultural loss and intellectual potential of the craftsmen. An ethnographic research design with visual documentation was used to collect the data regarding the production of the craft, to bump up the income of the products & to sustain the skills and protect the craftsmen traditional knowledge resources.The cultural loses can be resolved using the product diversification strategy and designing jewellery of the craft could be a possible path to attain a platform worldwide.

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