+ Contribute
All MaterialsWorld Atlas+ Submit source or correction →
● Material Reference · Desk-Verified Dossier

Forged brass shield (dhal)

Documented in the archive in connection with Chholiya (Almora & Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, India).

Photograph · Folkroom Archive · CC BY-SA 4.0+ Add licensed photo →
Classification
Material
Origin / Scope
India
Connected Rooms
1 Tradition
Bibliography
1 Source

Archival note & context

Forged brass shield (dhal) is attested in the primary archival record for Chholiya in Almora & Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, India.

Dating back a thousand years to the Katyuri and Chand dynasties of Kumaon in Uttarakhand, Chholiya dancers carry forged triangular brass shields and curved talwar swords at the head of mountain wedding processions.

Accompanied by dhol-damau percussion, ransingha S-shaped copper horns, and bagpipe-like mashakbeens.

Associated traditions

1
Chholiya
Almora & Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, India · Dance
■■■□ Stable

Sources

1

What’s on this page is sourced from the citation below.

SourcePublisherLicence
Chholiya — Folkroom Primary Archive Dossier (India)National InventoryCC BY-SA 4.0
"Forged brass shield (dhal)." Folkroom Archive (Materials), https://folkroom.org/materials/forged-brass-shield-dhal · CC BY-SA 4.0.