Kaanda Area Copper and Brass Craft Tradition Bageshwar

Traditional metalworking communities in Bageshwar district practice copper and brass craft producing ritual vessels, musical instruments, and utensils. The Tamta (copper worker) community maintains hereditary skills in shaping, embossing, and finishing copper vessels using hand hammers and traditional techniques. Ritual items like Puja thalis (offering plates), lota (water pots), and Mangal Kalash (auspicious pots) are produced for religious markets across Kumaon. Musical instruments including Dhol drums fitted with brass fittings and Thali (brass plates used as percussion) are crafted for folk music traditions. Artisans also produce agricultural implements with copper and brass components. The craft community faces economic pressure from factory-made utensils but survives through religious market demand and craft tourism.