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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Woodcarving tradition in Uttarakhand, India}}<br />
[[File:Almora Bazaar. c1860.jpg|thumb|Likhai wood carving on the columns as seen in c.1860 in [[Almora]] Bazaar, Uttarakhand.]]<br />
'''Likhai''' ([[Hindi]] for 'writing') refers to the ancient [[woodcarving]] tradition of [[Uttarakhand]], a North Indian mountain state.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/44993578|title=Graphic narratives from the hills: a wood-carving tradition in Uttarakhand, India|author=Nanduri, Nikhila|year=2018|journal=Oral History|volume=46|issue=2|pages=97-108|jstor=44993578}}</ref> Given the rapid urbanization in the region and migration of artisans to larger cities for more lucrative jobs, the craft is said to be on the verge of "vanishing".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/the-old-man-and-the-tree/article18923895.ece|title=Ganga Ram is the last surviving master craftsman of Kumaon's fading Likhai woodwork tradition|first=Gustasp & Jeroo|last=Irani|date=June 10, 2017|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><br />
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==History and practice==<br />
There are no texts recording the history of the craft, and the skills and knowledge are passed down practically through apprenticeships.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/outlooktraveller/see/story/69141/the-disappearing-craft-of-likhai|title=The Disappearing Craft of Likhai|first=|last=|date=|via=Outlook Traveller}}</ref> The motifs carved on windows, pillars or doorframes include: local flora and fauna, folklores, religious symbols, geometric patterns.<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Arts of Uttarakhand]]<br />
[[Category:Culture of Uttarakhand]]</div>Joseph678