Craft

Channapatna Wood & Lac Turning

ಚನ್ನಪಟ್ಟಣ ಗೊಂಬೆಗಳುChannapatna, Ramanagara, Karnataka · India

Lathe-turned ivory-wood (Wrightia tinctoria) craft coated on the spinning mandrel with sticks of shellac compounded with turmeric, indigo, and kumkum.

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The tradition & historical record

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Artisans in Channapatna turn seasoned aale mara (ivory-wood) on bow and power lathes, pressing natural lac-resin sticks directly against the hot spinning timber so frictional heat fuses a mirror-bright finish burnished with screw-pine leaf. ^[1]

Awaiting an updated craft-census citation before a formal condition mark is assigned. ^[2]

Transmission & Custody

Documented custodians and practitioner lineages: Channapatna Artisan Clusters of Ramanagara.

Sources on Record

[1]Channapatna Wood & Lac Turning — Folkroom Primary Archive Dossier (India) · National Inventory

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