আগেরটা বোধহয় ভুল লিখেছিলাম। সেটা ছিল দুটি সংগঠনের পরিচয় বর্ণন। এবারে যাচ্ছে আমরা কি করব, কার কি কি দায়িত্ব থাকবে ইত্যাদি।
এ নিয়ে পরে বিশদে কিছু লেখার ইচ্ছে রইল।
অলমিতি।
Bengal Corner
Bengal Corner is being envisaged as permanent exhibits of Tradition; Bengal. It is being conceived as an expression of Bongio Paromparik ... the
tactile, visible extension of the consortium itself and its members’ strength vide the
artefacts and craft items exhibited for policy makers/intellectuals as well for commerce. In the
short run the consortium expects gaining certain discursive momentum from the Bengal Corner
which definitely would be translatable as positive impact on livelihood of its
members in the long run.
Bengal Corner can comprise such items as:
Sonkho Shilpo – the conch art.
Itself the conch and the utilities made of conch, unique
handicrafts and artefacts of the Sakharis of Bengal from districts of Dinajpur, Purulia, Bankura
& such.
Mrityka Shipo – Terracotta & clay sculpting art.
Much adored religio-ceremonial pieces, decorative, toys
and such from across Bengal especially Nadia, 24Parganas, Bankura & such.
Ghash Shilpo – The grass art.
Useable and artefacts done in grass – Babui grass &
Golden grass. Essentially tribal art commonly practised by Sabars of
Jungle Mahal.
Bansh Shilpo – Bamboo craft.
Not just the bamboo itself, but weathering and utilizing
the fibre made of bamboo to create utilities and decorative. This is done across Bengal
especially Malda.
Mukhosh Shilpo – The masks of Bengal.
Wooden masks & Shola masks for Mask dance of Dinajpur,
Chhou Mask of Purulia.
Dokra Shilpo – The unique adaptation of lost wax method of metals into
creations, a practise of Bardhaman and Bankura.
Kather Shilpo – Artistry and creation in wood. This is done across
Bengal.
Paat Shilpo – Artistry on Jute.
The dhokras of
Rajbanshis, Jute utilities of Howrah and Hooghly and other adaptations.
Few specialities: The Buffalo horn utilities
of East Medinipur, the coconut shell items of Purulia and Bankura, the stone crafts of West Medinipur and
Bankura, the Shital-Patis of Cochbehar, the speciality containers – Sherpai (Suri Bowl) across Birbhum and the Poto-Chitras of Medinipur.
And, certain singularities and unique practises like Dashabotar Tash, the singular playing card creation kept alive by the Foujdars of Bishnupur, Bankura
and the Galar-Putul, lac coated terracotta toys from Khorui village of Medinipur.
The Bengal Corner typically would display a minimum of 10
maximum of 15 items, rotated every quarter. The display per se should include text panel and
the items inside casing and introduction in English and Bengali on both sides of the
casing.
The necessity technicalities for Bengal Corner are as
follows;
Show case: The existing showcase in CII-ER office, one on the right
hand wall on entering the main office entrance can be utilized for the purpose with
certain remodelling and alterations like:
1. Utilizing the adjacent meeting room glass panes for
introduction on both sides of the case, one for Bengali & the other for English. The
introduction can be written texts & photographs on flex, fitted on the panes.
2. The outer walls of the existing showcase can be
retained, but the selves within the cabinet will have to be adjustable glass pieces for be
fitment of individual exhibit items according to its size and shape. The artefacts will be
displayed with individual tag describing the background, tradition and the current
status.
3.
Inside zone (soft focus)
lighting is required inside the cabinet on all four corners and centre of all the four wall panels.
We would provide the actual exhibit list along with a
handling instruction for the same post agreement with CII in the above T&C.
