Traditional craftsmanship

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Colorful Handicrafts in Pakistan.....

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Amazing Art of Making Beautiful Chinioti Wooden Bed Legs

 

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The Bat Making With Amazing Skills

 

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These beautiful ralli-quilts are produced in my constituency in Bago Daro Khairpur, by Panyar community. They are a perfect demonstration of skill and art. Pls promote Pakistan's exquisite handmade products.

 

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Kashmir Cultural Exhibition:
Traditional Kashmiri Wood Carving at Lok Versa Islamabad .

 

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Hala Pottery.....

Location: Pakistan

 

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Colorful Handicrafts in Pakistan (Eggs).....

Location: Pakistan

 

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One of most beautiful, handmade pieces of Rilli (Quilt) knitted with needle and cloth that over ages add more colors and comfort to indigenous lifestyle in Sindh.

 

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Blue Pottery by TEVTA (Punjab)....

Location: Multan,

 

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There are very few makers of the Karakul caps in Pakistan today. I recall that when I was growing up, on Eid each year my father would open three leather boxes which safely stored grey Karakul caps - one for himself, one for my brother and one for me. We wore them with pride during the Eid prayers - a tradition not followed by many and one which I hope to continue.

But does anyone know how Jinnah came to wear this for the first time and why it became known as the ‘Jinnah cap’? Stanley Wolpert outlines this in his book ‘Jinnah of Pakistan’.

It was sometime around 1937 when Jinnah was staying at the residence of Raja of Mahmudabad. After breakfast he was about to leave for a meeting when he saw a black Persian lamb cap worn by Nawab Mohammad Ismail Khan - a provincial league leader. Jinnah asked his friend if he can try it on and, when looking in the mirror, was very pleased with how handsome it looked on him with his white side burns. He knew that it was “just the headgear needed to give his Muslim costume a crowning touch.”

Jinnah began to wear a Karakul cap thereafter and it became a symbol of Muslim League leaders.

 

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Kalam craftmanship

 

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Pakistan-made showpieces fascinate Chinese visitors at exhibition in Shanghai

May 23, 2021




BEIJING – The made-in-Pakistan showpieces featuring Pakistani textiles, costumes, carpets, jewelry, gemstones, handicrafts have fascinated the Chinese visitors at an exhibition held in Shanghai.

The exhibition titled “Threads of Pakistan – Pakistan National Costume Culture Exhibition” was kicked off to celebrate the 70th anniversary of establishment of bilateral diplomatic ties between Pakistan and China.

The exhibition – featuring Pakistani textiles, costumes, carpets, jewelry, gemstones, handicrafts – witnessed the participation of many Chinese visitors who had heaped praise on the gorgeous Pakistani showpieces.

“We had three types of main gemstones, which represent the highest quality of Pakistani gemstones,” noted a Pakistani exhibitor.

At the opening ceremony, commemorative coins made of pure gold were also released by co-organiser Atlantis Co Ltd.

As a Pakistani jeweller, it’s amazing to promote these tremendous and beautiful Pakistani products to a foreign country like China, said Aqeel Ahmed Chaudhry, founder of WINZA Jewelry and CEO of Atlantis Co Ltd. while participating in an exhibition held in Shanghai, China lately to showcase the beauty of Made-in-Pakistan products and Pakistani culture, according to CEN.

“2021 marks the 70th anniversary of China-Pakistan diplomatic ties which started on May 21, 1951. So on this special occasion, we designed memorial gold coins written 70th anniversary of partnership in Chinese, English and Urdu,” said Aqeel, adding that the two countries always move ahead together rain or shine.

Scheduled from May 18 to June 17, the exhibition is organised by Ita National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage – Lok Virsa, Consulate General of Pakistan in Shanghai, Shanghai Textile Museum, co-organised by Atlantis Co Ltd and Pak-Persian Carpets Shanghai Co Ltd.