About Bamboo Products
The bamboo and cane crafts of Bihar have a rich historical past that is amalgamated with the preferences of the modern urban people.
The bamboo and cane crafts of Bihar have unique features that carry intrinsic beauties and great creativeness offered by the local artisans.
Initiated in the prehistoric age, the bamboo and cane crafts of Bihar comprise utility items like baskets, household wares, woven mats, furniture
and cane products like cane furniture and other decorative objects. The majority of artisans are the tribal people of Bihar who etch out the lifeless
bamboos and canes with dexterity and turn them into exquisite art pieces that are of great value.
To offer opportunities to inherent bamboo weaving communities who have left industry in search of other alternative source of earning by way of skill
orientation and industrial application through Cluster approach at Bhawara, Katihar
To enhance the skill level of labour force to enhance the quality of the product output.
Facilitate the manufacturing of bamboo products by introduction of mechanized tools & machineries, design development, sales & marketing support to compete
international market opportunities,
● To produce products for home furnishing, utility and industrial uses,
● To address issues related to quality cultivation and uses of Bamboo as future,
timber
● To work towards making Bamboo as ‘Kalpavriksha’ for cluster as well as state,
● Towards making HUB for Bamboo products of state & country at Bhawara, Katihar
The availability of raw materials, suitable weather, numerous artisans and land for bamboo agriculture have fastened the growth of the bamboo and cane crafts of Bihar.
Bill-hook, knife and a jak (v-shaped wooden frame) are the essential tools required for bamboo craft. Saws, hammers, pliers, and pincers in addition to daos and
knives are used for making bamboo and cane furniture.
