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Handicrafts 10 Nov 2026 JMP Community Team

Terracotta and Dokra Craft: Preserving Jharkhand’s Ancient Tribal Art Forms

Jharkhand boasts a rich, ancient heritage of indigenous art and craftsmanship that dates back millennia. Among the most prized treasures are terracotta pottery and the mesmerizing lost-wax metal casting technique known as Dokra.

Local women artisans and cooperative groups near Jamshedpur breathe life into raw riverbed clay, shaping earrings, necklaces, hand-painted diyas, and decorative wall plates that reflect tribal motifs and modern aesthetic elegance.

By bringing these handcrafted treasures onto a digital marketplace, art lovers from Bistupur to Adityapur can now appreciate and purchase authentic Dokra figurines and terracotta jewellery directly, ensuring these traditional livelihood crafts thrive for generations to come.



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