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" Pakistan " //© Khumais Idrees

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It has been a week since their Mom is missing. I feed them three times a day. At first they uaed to react with kinda anger but now they are pretty friendly, especially the orange one( The Naughty Pro Max).

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Aesthetic of the languages on earth : Pashto

Pashto is an Iranian language spoken by around 44 million people over Afghanistan and Pakistan. It is an official language in Afghanistan and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan. It is also a recognized minority language in the Balochistan region of Pakistan.

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Unveiling the Beauty of Pakistani Wooden Handicrafts: What to Know Before You Buy

Introduction

Pakistani wooden handicrafts are celebrated for their intricate designs, traditional craftsmanship, and cultural significance. From finely carved furniture to beautifully crafted decorative items, these handicrafts reflect the rich heritage and artisanal skills of the region. For enthusiasts and collectors, understanding the nuances of Pakistani wooden handicrafts can enhance the buying experience and ensure that each piece is not only a beautiful addition to your home but also a valued piece of art. This article explores the various aspects of Pakistani wooden handicrafts, providing insights into what to consider before making a purchase.

The Rich Tradition of Pakistani Wooden Handicrafts

Pakistan has a long history of woodworking, which is deeply intertwined with its cultural and artistic traditions. Wood has been a fundamental material in Pakistani craftsmanship for centuries, with artisans using it to create everything from functional items to elaborate decorative pieces. The tradition of wooden handicrafts is prevalent across various regions of Pakistan, each bringing its own unique style and techniques to the craft.

Key Regions and Styles:

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Known for its intricate wooden carvings and traditional designs, this region produces a variety of handcrafted items, including furniture, chests, and decorative panels. The craftsmanship often features detailed floral and geometric patterns.

Punjab: This region is renowned for its high-quality furniture and carved wooden items. Punjabi wooden handicrafts often include ornate designs and rich finishes, reflecting the grandeur of the region's traditional architecture.

Sindh: Sindhi artisans are known for their vibrant and colorful wooden items. The use of bright paints and intricate inlay work is characteristic of Sindhi wooden handicrafts.

Balochistan: Woodcrafts from Balochistan often feature simple yet elegant designs, focusing on functionality and practicality. The region’s handicrafts are known for their robust construction and durability.

Types of Pakistani Wooden Handicrafts

Pakistani wooden handicrafts encompass a diverse range of products, each showcasing the artisanal skills and cultural heritage of the region. Here are some common types:

Furniture: Handcrafted wooden furniture is a staple in Pakistani craftsmanship. Items such as tables, chairs, cabinets, and beds are often elaborately carved and finished with traditional techniques. Each piece tells a story through its design and craftsmanship.

Decorative Items: Wooden decorative items, including carved panels, wall art, and figurines, add a touch of elegance and cultural richness to any space. These items are often adorned with intricate designs and can serve as focal points in home decor.

Kitchenware: Functional wooden kitchen items, such as spice boxes, trays, and utensils, are crafted with both practicality and aesthetics in mind. These items often feature traditional carvings and designs.

Storage Solutions: Wooden storage solutions like chests, cabinets, and boxes are not only practical but also serve as beautiful decorative pieces. These items are often hand-carved and can be used to store a variety of items.

Crafted Gifts: Wooden handicrafts make for unique and thoughtful gifts. Items like engraved boxes, personalized carvings, and traditional art pieces are popular choices for special occasions.

Factors to Consider When Buying Pakistani Wooden Handicrafts

Quality of WoodThe quality of wood used in the handicraft is crucial. High-quality wood not only ensures durability but also enhances the aesthetic appeal of the item. Hardwoods like teak, oak, and walnut are preferred for their strength and longevity. When purchasing, inquire about the type of wood used and check for any signs of warping or defects.

Craftsmanship and DesignThe craftsmanship and design of wooden handicrafts can vary significantly. Look for items with detailed carvings, intricate inlay work, and well-finished surfaces. Authentic craftsmanship often reflects traditional techniques and attention to detail. Ensure that the design aligns with your taste and the intended use of the item.

Finish and TreatmentThe finish applied to wooden handicrafts affects both their appearance and longevity. Look for items that have been properly treated to resist moisture, insects, and wear. Finishes can range from natural oils and waxes to varnishes and paints. Ensure that the finish complements the overall design and enhances the wood’s natural beauty.

Authenticity and OriginAuthentic Pakistani wooden handicrafts are often made by skilled artisans who follow traditional techniques. When buying, ask about the origin of the item and the craftsmanship involved. Reputable sellers will provide information about the artisans and the methods used in creating the piece.

Price and ValueThe price of wooden handicrafts can vary based on factors like size, craftsmanship, and wood quality. While it’s important to stay within your budget, ensure that the price reflects the quality and artistry of the item. Compare prices from different sellers and consider the value of the craftsmanship and materials.

Maintenance and CareWooden handicrafts require proper maintenance to preserve their beauty and functionality. Ask about the care instructions for the specific type of wood and finish used. Regular cleaning, conditioning, and protection from extreme conditions will help maintain the item’s appearance and longevity.

Where to Find Quality Pakistani Wooden Handicrafts

When searching for high-quality Pakistani wooden handicrafts, reputable sources and established sellers are key. One such source is Crafts Emporium, a platform known for its diverse selection of handcrafted wooden items. Crafts Emporium offers a range of products, from intricately carved furniture to beautifully designed decorative pieces. Their commitment to quality and authenticity ensures that buyers receive genuine and well-crafted items.

Crafts Emporium Highlights:

Wide Selection: Crafts Emporium provides a broad range of wooden handicrafts, catering to various tastes and preferences. Their collection includes traditional and contemporary designs.

Authentic Craftsmanship: Each item at Crafts Emporium is crafted by skilled artisans using traditional techniques. The platform emphasizes authenticity and quality in every piece.

Detailed Information: The website offers detailed descriptions and images of each product, helping buyers make informed decisions. Information about the materials, craftsmanship, and care instructions is readily available.

Customer Reviews: Reviews from previous buyers provide valuable insights into the quality and service offered by Crafts Emporium. Positive feedback can be a good indicator of the reliability and value of the products.

Conclusion

Pakistani handicrafts are a testament to the rich cultural heritage and artisanal skills of the region. Whether you’re looking to add a touch of traditional elegance to your home or seeking unique and meaningful gifts, these handcrafted items offer both beauty and functionality. By considering factors like wood quality, craftsmanship, and authenticity, you can make informed purchasing decisions and invest in pieces that reflect the artistry of Pakistani craftsmanship.

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Mood board set in Pakistan for @aajkalkesapne

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2020 snowfall in Quetta, balochistan Pakistan.

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Astola island, balochistan, Pakistan.

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After having Fantabulous Dinner Hosted by Ayyaz Ahmed arranged @AJWA RESTAURANT KUCHLAK,BALOCHISTAN.

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❇️Mineral : Epidote on Albite ❇️Cabinet small size: 7 x 5 x 2 cm Xl: 4.7 x 4 x 1.2 cm Weight:37 grams ❇️Locality: Kharan District, Balochistan, Pakistan 🇵🇰 ❇️Description: Incredible "helicopter back fan" shape epidote crystal beautifully sits on Albite.The epidote crystals are sharp and lustrous, in divergent groups. The epidote crystals are also sharp with good lustre, one can see that the epidote crystals also contain deep lustrous .In excellent condition – both the epidote and Albite are perfectly terminated . A great combination and superb aesthetic shape .(Return Accepted) (at Peshawar, Pakistan) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTSeveOoKmA/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Hanna Lake is a lake in Urak Valley near Quetta city in Balochistan Province in southwestern Pakistan. It is surrounded by mountains. There are number of resplendent and stunning Places in Pakistan. If you are a peregrinator then you must visit that places in pakistan.If you want to pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically then Contact us we will facilitate you. We are promulgating a tour in upcoming days for getting more information Contact us and additionally https://www.facebook.com/TravellustClub/

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This is a continuation of last week’s initiative. We were once again approached by budding entrepreneurs of a brand, this time “Zartaar”. We love their work and the emphasis they place on uniqueness of different cultures within Pakistani culture. We respect and admire their goal of promoting cultural enlightenment and as their goals align so closely with ours we wanted to feature them on our site. Check them out, their merchandise is fabulous!

This time the format is a little different; we interviewed them and these are the answers we got, enjoy!

The Interview

Question #1: Where do you see your brand going? Are you going to continue your enterprise after the end of the duration of your project?

Zartaar is more than a project to us. We’ve put our everything in it. It’s actually not any usual Final year project but it’s a team effort to promote the respective cultures of our native regions. We are a team of four people belonging to four diverse cultures; hence we came up with such an artistic idea to promote the years old culture and traditional art of Pakistan.

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So, we are not just doing a project but on an artistic mission to revive the rich cultural heritage of Pakistan and make its connection with youth. We are bringing in an amalgamation of rustic and contemporary art on apparel, in order to revive the exquisiteness of the splendid Pakistani cultural heritage. Moreover, we are also providing a platform to artists to submit their artworks and get public polls i.e. A co-creation platform, creating employment opportunities for art students from all over the country.

We’ve conducted quite a number of art competitions at NUST School of Art design and Architecture (SADA), National College of Arts (NCA) and Hunerkada College of Visual and Performing Arts, Islamabad. Moreover, we also held a successful CSR initiative at the Azaan Khan Shaheed Model School F-8/3 in order to explore the creativity and artistry of budding young artists.

Zartaar expanded its golden roots to inspire the artist within them and creating a visual of how they see their native city, its culture, art and architecture. Some kids drew the magnificent Bab-e-Khyber and made us explore the Takht-i-Bhai of Mardan, to others who drew Hookah, Charpai and the beautiful green fields of Punjab. From Kalash culture of Chiral to splendid beauty of Kashmir, from picnic scenes at Hanna lake to drawing the camels at Karachi beach, these young kids beautifully depicted their native city with a stroke of their art. We aim to hold more of such events in future in order to bring youth closer to the artistry and craft of the culture of Pakistan.

Moreover, we want to make Zartaar something with which everyone can associate and we have been, successful in doing so to quite an extent, in such a short period of time. We have created a “Zartaar community” of artists and customers and our every single customer calls him/her, “A Zartaar Customer”. Moreover, we also launched our brand at NUST Business School with an event titled “The Zartaar Day”, an afternoon of celebration, discovery and expression!

Question #2: What strengths does each of your team members bring to the project?

As I mentioned earlier, Zartaar is a best depiction of Team effort. It’s the practical demonstration of our vision. Zartaar is a Pushto word, where “Zar” means “Golden” and “Taar” is a wire that is used in traditional embroidery in different parts of the country. Hence our tagline, The Golden Stitch i.e. One thread that connects the whole Pakistan. We are four people from different cultures and different academic specialties.

Ayaz is the master mind and handler of all the operations, the intelligent mind of Mateen handing all the finances in the best possible manner. Hoor un Nisa Shaikh is the creative master mind whose ingenious aesthetics make Zartaar what it is today. Izzah ikram has been handling all the marketing with specific focus on our digital presence on Facebook and Instagram. So basically, all four of us have had their own specialties and we divided the tasks amongst us in the same manner. Eventually since we all were doing what we had a passion for, work was no more work for us.

Question #3: How do you plan to finance your enterprise?

We are currently bootstrapping our enterprise i.e. investing ourselves but we might consider investment opportunities in future.

Question #4: What do you think are your greatest challenges in the path to success?

At this point when we are just a start up the only challenge that we are facing is the funding. Because we are investing ourselves, hence it becomes quite difficult to manage at times. However, besides that everything has been spectacular. We’ve received great response from our target audience. People are loving the concept and notion of Zartaar. They are associating themselves with it. They are very much interested to see what we have for them from their particular region.

Question #5: What is the goal/purpose of your business?

From the very first day, the prime goal of Zartaar was to promote the rich exquisite culture of Pakistan. Pakistan is a country with rich culture and heritage. The highly traditional Pakistani culture borrows heavily from the cultures of Persians, Greeks, Moghuls and the British. Within one country there are many ethnic group with each one having its unique art, customs and traditions. In order to preserve the years old culture and traditions of Pakistan, there is a need to connect it to the fast-paced youth of today.

Moreover, there has been a recent trend in the increase of tourist visits by youth to different areas/ artistic locations within the country. Youth themselves are now ready associate with the Kalash culure of Chitral to the ruins of Harappa. Hence, Zartaar cashed upon this opportunity to strengthen the passion amongst youth and bring the art and culture of different areas of Pakistan on T-shirts which would be worn by youth from different age groups.

This is the main purpose of Zartaar i.e. to connect youth to the rich cultural heritage of Pakistan by bringing traditional designs with a fusion of contemporary art. Alongside this, Zartaar also wants to uplift the youth of the country by providing them employment opportunities through the creation of an online community called a Zartaar Community where designs would be created and chosen by an online community.

As a vivid depiction of our purpose, we recently celebrated Zartaar Day – An afternoon of Celebration, Discovery and Expression. A Celebration of the art from different provinces of Pakistan. From the Ajraks of Sindh, to the chunris of Punjab, to the Sheesha work of Balochistan and the Taar Kashi of KhyberPakhtunkhwa. It was a day of the discovery of the years old exquisite culture of Pakistan, when Zartaar tried to create a mini Pakistan within the walls of NUST Business School. It was Zartaar’s first public appearance and we received a very good response from people from within NUST and guests from outside universities.

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There was a small display of different cultural specialties from every single province giving it a feel of a mini Pakistan. Since Zartaar aims to build a connection of the youth of the country to the culture and traditions, hence this event played a major role in achieving this objective. The different items displayed included vases depicting the Blue pottery of Multan, wooden pottery of Hunza, Sindhi Rilli, Waziristani Chabbai made from special date leaves, special gemstones jewelry from Hunza and colourful jhumnkas and parandas of Punjab, Kashmiri Zardozi Handmade rug and much more.

Other than this, sceneries and art works depicting different provinces were also displayed. Special embroideries from different areas alongside chunri from Punjab and Ajrak from Sindh was also on display. It seemed like that the whole Pakistan has been knitted together to celebrate the Zartaar Day. The Zartaar Day display was very attractive to the audience who could connect to the art and crafts from their native land.

Moreover, another thing that was the centre of attention of the audience was the Zartaar logo wall, in front of which professional photographs were being taken with props depicting different cities of Pakistan alongside other cultural wearables likes special Caps from all four provinces, Matha patti from Kashmir, Ajrak from Sindh and Chunri and Bangles from Punjab. The props reading “Karachi meri Jaan” to “Quetta walay? Dilwalay…” and “Jine Lahore Nai Vekhaya O Jamya-e-Nai” to “Pekhawar kho pekhawar de kana” gathered much allure of the audience.

It was a lovely sight watching the youth searching for the props of their beloved city and feeling a moment of association with the soil of their native city. This enthusiastic youth, wearing the traditional wearables of their native cities, standing in front of the logo wall of Zartaar depicted how successful Zartaar has been in inculcating the spirit of art and love of culture in the youth.

Question #6: What inspired you to come up with this idea?

We are a team of four people, with me Izzah Ikram belonging to Peshawar, Hoor un Nisa Shaikh belonging to the city of Lahore and our two other members, Ayaz Khan belongs to Karachi and Mateen belongs to Quetta. With such a diverse team, we decided to promote the art of the particular region to which we belong. So, we are not just doing a project but on a mission to revive the rich cultural heritage of Pakistan and make its connection with youth. We are bringing in an amalgamation of rustic and contemporary art on apparel, in order to revive the exquisiteness of the splendid Pakistani cultural heritage. So Zartaar is more than just a project. We’ve given our heart and soul to it. The black and gold colors of Zartaar have now become our identity.

The Zartaar Team

Social Media

If you would like to connect with the brand you can find them online and on Social Media:   

Website: http://www.zartaarpakistan.com

Featured: Zartaar – Supporting Young Pakistani Entrepreneurs This is a continuation of last week's initiative. We were once again approached by budding entrepreneurs of a brand, this time "Zartaar".

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Check out this exceedingly rare lemon yellow Brucite sun pendant hand spun in sterling silver!🌞The luster and saturation of the most recently discovered mine in the Qilla Saifullah district of Balochistan rival that of any worldwide gem Brucite production ever before; from Pennsylvania to the Ural Mountains, the deep yellow botryoidal aggregates of highly lustrous well defined crystal faces and edges are extremely difficult to come by, especially those that express the radially growing disc formation known as a sun. On average about 10% of Brucite specimen actually grow radially in an aesthetic fashion and even less that are small enough to be made into jewelry like this! Let this one of a kind world class specimen be a part of your collection today, message with inquiries🤩🍋🍯⚡️✨

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❇️Minerals: Axinite-(Fe) on Albite ❇️Miniature Size: H 4 x W 7.5 x D 4.5cm Weight:102g ❇️Locality: Rasko Mountains , Char Kohan, Kharan District, Balochistan Region, Pakistan 🇵🇰 ( founded January 2018) ❇️Description: Axinite is the group name for severally closely related minerals Axinite (Fe), (Mg), and (Mn) as its own without a sub designation which is not recognized as an individual mineral species by IMA, although many mineral collectors still refer to it by its traditional name without further classifying the type of Axinite. This particular specimen exhibits an amazing vitreous cluster of vibrant smokey color beautiful multiple Axinite crystals like a star ⭐️ sits on beautiful white matrix with well-crystallized side crystals. Crystals has amazing transparency and strongly dichroic as it displays different colors from different angles. It forms prismatic tabular crystals showing triclinic crystal structure and creating awesome contrast with green background nice detailed crystals. Indeed a gorgeous piece in such perfection and aesthetics and to get it so compact and aesthetic as this specimen, it’s so hard to find beautiful specimen with great colour , contrast and such aesthetics. Fine matrix specimen from Pakistan 🇵🇰. (at Peshawar, Pakistan) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSpMyVxovNp/?utm_medium=tumblr