Question: Which of the following metal/alloy is not associated with Dhokra Art Form?
a) Iron
b) Copper
c) Zink
d) Brass
Answer: (a)
Related Facts:-
- Indian Institute of Technology-Hyderabad (IIT-H), conducted a design intervention workshop for traditional Dhokra art form.
- This art is first of its kind to use non ferrous metal like copper and its alloys brass or bronze.
- It was conducted with the aim of training the younger generations of Ojha community in one of the earliest known methods of non-ferrous metal casting.
- The workshop was held under the guidance of a team, led by professor Deepak John Mathew of the institute’s department of Design.
- The workshop was held for Ojha Gonds of Adilabad as a part of an ongoing project, Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage of Telangana.
- It was supported by Science and Heritage Research Initiative Programme, Design Innovation Centre, and Institutional Innovation Centre.
- Traditionally, Dhokra artifacts were majorly created for ritualistic purposes of the Raj Gonds.
- The workshop aimed at retaining and sustaining the traditional craft practices of the Ojhas and to provide them opportunities to generate livelihood from their ancestral occupation of Dhokra craft-making.