Address:
ZILHA KRIDA SANKUL, NANDURBAR, NANDURBAR ,MAHARASHTRA - 425412
About type of art
Artefact Name - Head Gear
Artist Name (with mobile number) -
Sr.No. Name Contact No.
1) Subhas Dharma Kadu 9272423604
2) Yuvraj Bhagvan Kadu 7972554660
3) Sunil Rama Marad 9226807414
4) Sudam Kashiram Bhoye 9226756491
Tribe Name - Madia
Type of Artefact(Mask, tool, pottery, etc.) - Bison Horn Head Gear (Gavyachya Shingacha Mukut)
Material(Wood, metal, clay, etc.) - Horns of bison, cloth, cowrey shells,
bamboo stick and feathers.
Use/Function - (How was the artefact traditionally used, In 500 words)
It is a head gear used by the Madia for a special dance. Bison horns are fixed on a bamboo cap with the help of a long cloth and in the centre of the head gear feathers forming a bunch are fixed to a bamboo stick. From the front portion are seen nine strings of cowry shields suspending over the face of the drummer, who wears it. The head gear symbolizes the mythological mask of a Bison.