A handcrafted bronze figure made using Gadwakam Metal Art techniques from Bastar.

Gadwakam Metal Art: The Living Heritage of Bastar

Introduction to Gadwakam Metal Art Deep in the forests of Bastar, Chhattisgarh, a community of skilled metalworkers creates extraordinary sculptures that have survived for thousands of years. They call their craft Gadwakam Metal Art, and they use an ancient technique known as lost-wax casting to pour molten metal into hand-built clay molds. Consequently, the result is […]

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