Bhadohi Woven Basket

Badohi woven Basket

Basket making is an ancient craft . Several communities across the world practice basket making with a host of  raw materials.The colourful Badohi Baskets are very popular in India & across the world. They are eco friendly baskets.

Bhadohi is a village in the State of Uttar Pradesh. There is a great supply of  sarpat grass & moonj grass  that grows near the rivers & other water bodies in this village.Badohi woven baskets are made from this grass. Further, these eco-friendly baskets are traditionally created by the women folk in rural India. This is a huge employment generation opportunity for basket weavers and  basket makers .

Available at Delhi:– Dilli haat(Delhi)

Gangotri ,UP Government Emporium

Bhadohi Woven Basket

For example, Bhadohi, Allahabad, Gorakhpur and Behraich in Uttar Pradesh are the areas where baskets are made.  The Sarpat & Moonj grass grows wild in the river banks. They are long. Further, they are particularly used for the purpose of basket weaving when they dry out.  Subsequently, the grass becomes lighter in colour making it easy to take on other colours as well. For example, it is a long & thin grass that lends itself to weaving.

In other words, the grass is dyed with natural colours and  beautiful products are made from it. Colourful baskets in a variety of colours and shapes is made with this grass.

Bhadohi Basket- Uses

As a matter of fact the baskets are utilitarian & they can be used in multiple ways.The Badohi baskets are especially noted for the airtight spaces.For instance, the Badohi woven Basket are used to store fruits, grains and breads in the villages. In  urban homes, they add a dash of colour to any home decor. In addition to storing raw grains, pulses, you can use it to store jewellery, makeup articles, bows & hair bands, clips & pins, napkins & so on

Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Karnataka, and the North-East states are popular for similar woven Basket.