Invitation and brochure of Ramsons Bombe Mane 2026

 

Like a blank canvas, a lump of clay or a block of wood has infinite potential to become any object in the hands of its creator. But first things to usually emerge from them are dolls, toys and play-things which entertain and enliven the human spirit. Artisans across Indian sub-continent have used local wood varieties to create dolls which reflect the folk, cultural, and living traditions of the respective regions and decorated them with unique aesthetic sensibilities of their own.

Almost every region of our country has unique wooden doll making traditions and these are briefly introduced in this article. Starting from Karnataka, the dolls of Kinhala have hundreds of years of legacy dating back to the Karnataka Samrajya with its capital at Vijayanagara. The unassuming hamlet of Kinhala lies about 58 kilometers from Hampi and carries forward the age-old tradition of dolls that were once used to decorate the temples and temple chariots. Gramadevata, the female village protector deities were and still are created by the artisans of Kinhala and brightly painted in primary colours. The Keelu Gowri dolls featured here are the creations of master artisans of Kinhala.

The parallel tradition of wooden dolls with similar process is still alive and thriving at the doll village of Kondapalli which is about 23 kilometers from Vijayawada. The wooden polychrome dolls of this craft cluster are usually small, ranging between 4 to 8 inches when compared to that of Kinhala dolls which are usually 12 inches and above. The popular dolls depicting the local men and women of Kondapalli are featured here.

Channapatna, the doll capital of Karnataka, is the centre of making lathe turned, lacquer ware wooden dolls which seems to have started about 250 years ago. The design inetrvention of Ramsons  in this craft cluster has resulted in many popular dolls including the daruma doll pair of Mysore Appa Amma shown here.

A parallel stream of similar craft tradition of lathe turned wooden dolls has evolved almost a thousand kilometers north-east at the village of Etikoppaka near Vishakhapatnam of Andhra Pradesh. Miniature lathe-turned wooden ornamentation in this craft cluster is what makes it stand apart from the dolls of Channapatna. The doll diorama of Nadaswara troupe shown here is the product from Etikoppaka.

The wood polychrome dolls of Bhubaneshwar usually depict animals and birds which are almost two-dimensional. The artisans of this craft cluster have specially crafted the twin-headed eagle -Gandbherunda – the royal insignia of Wadiyars. This represents the rich tradition of Odisha at Ramsons Bombe Mane.

Varanasi is known for its unique hand carved wooden polychrome dolls. The flying gods are ubiquitous to this craft form. The doll of Rama seated on the back of a flying Hanuman, featured here, is from this craft cluster.

Apart from this we have the wooden miniature musical instruments from Bobbili, Andhra Pradesh, the Gangaur dolls from Jodhpur and gold painted wooden dolls from Jaipur, Rajasthan.

Ramsons Bombe Mane has hundreds of wooden dolls along with thousands more dolls made out of clay, paper mesh, cloth, ceramics and metal that you can add to your doll treasure and create your own unique doll display for the next Bombe Habba or Golu. Welcome to Bome Mane.

 

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