30/08/2017
Today is the day on Bawanbutti art form. The name suggests it all. 'Bawan' means 52 number in hindi and 'Butti' means dots or knots in different form of a tangible product. Lets see how it works!
Origination: Bihar
About: These are a Basawan Bigha Cotton Hand-loom Saree, weaved by the once very famous artisans of Basavan Bigha village of Nalanda District, Bihar. This Saree is weaved using special technique called "Bawan-butti" or 52 dots, A method where 'Dots' are used to create desired Motifs on the Fabrics.
Heritage fact: This method which is at least 250 to 300 years old applies geometrical patterns to create desired design. The advent of power loom has very adversely affected it as on hand-loom it takes 3-5 days to make one saree. Motifs created of Dots is a pure hand work and requires special skills, where artisans have to do needle work on the fabric and it takes day & half to complete one saree.
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