Kashmir Walnut Wood Carving

Kashmir Walnut Wood Carving
Geographical indication
Walnut Wood Carving
Description Walnut Wood Carving, Kashmir
Type Handicraft
Area Jammu & Kashmir
Country India
Registered 2007–2008
Material Wood

Kashmir Walnut Wood Carving is wood carving work that are manufactured in the Jammu & Kashmir state, India. The Walnut Wood Carving work has been protected under the Geographical indication (GI) of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) agreement. It is listed at item 182 as "Kashmir Walnut Wood Carving" of the GI Act 1999 of the Government of India with registration confirmed by the Controller General of Patents Designs and Trademarks.[1]

Juglans regia tree that grows highly in Kashmir region, uses for wood carving, and Kashmir is one of a few places for availability of walnut trees.[2] Walnut wood uses to make and carve tables, jewelry boxes, trays, etc.

References

  1. ↑ "State Wise Registration Details Of G.I Applications" (PDF). Controller General of Patents Designs and Trademarks. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  2. ↑ Saraf 1987, p. 107.

Further reading

  • Jain, Dr. Madhu (2000). Wood Handicraft: A Study of Its Origin and Development in Saharanpur. Indus Publishing. ISBN 978-81-7387-103-0.
  • Saraf, D. N. (1 January 1987). Arts and Crafts, Jammu and Kashmir: Land, People, Culture. Abhinav Publications. ISBN 978-81-7017-204-8.
  • Singh, Sarina (2009). India. Ediz. Inglese. Lonely Planet. ISBN 978-1-74220-347-8.
  • Qazi, S.A. (1 January 2005). Systematic Geography of Jammu and Kashmir. APH Publishing. ISBN 978-81-7648-786-3.
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