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An Ethnographic Account of Indigenous Bell Metal Art of Assam

Crafts are the one of the earliest expressions of human creativity. They have been playing a vital role in the social-cultural and economic milieu of a society. Bell metal crafts are one among them. Work centres of bell metal crafts are found throughout the length and breadth of India. Assam is one of the States of India known for its traditional bell metal cottage craft industries. The present paper seeks to understand the socioeconomic conditions of bell metals artisans particularly kahars of Sarthbari clusters of Assam and how this cultural heritage can be preserved. It also explores the ways to minimize the exploitation ofkahar in the hand of mahajans.