Revival of Wheat Straw Art, Marquetry in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Authors

  • Syeda Aneela Mudassar Assistant Professor, Department of Art & Design, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University, Larama, KPK Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63056/academia.5.3.2026.2310

Keywords:

Wheat straw art, Revival Marquetry, Creative industry, Tehsil Gorgathri, Artisan, KPK Culture

Abstract

Wheat Straw, Marquetry is a mechanism of enlivening boards in imaginative thoughts. It is a procedure to enhance level surface with assortment of examples and organizations, including pictures, still-life and scene painting with contrast tones and significantly in monochromatic/monocrom structure. The locale is situated from China, Mexico and Southern California, where the workmanship thrived is still practically speaking. Fortunately in Peshawar, Pakistan (inside) Tehsil Gorgathri one of a craftsman (Syed Sabir Ali Shah) is related with this extraordinary workmanship since 35 years. The planned items and compositions of him are KPK (Khyber Pakhtoon Khwa) celebrated articles. Peshawar is a little territory of Pakistan yet has assortment of ability and abilities which should be address and get the notification of Creative Industry out there. The point has been featured for additional conversation and plan usage that we should safe and resuscitate the pass on workmanship with the assistance of an exact help and approach at our end. Moves has made by and large, City and provincial level all over Pakistan to get and reestablish back the gifted craftsmans and furthermore give them stage, to move their ability in the young through getting sorted out and directing various workshops and masterminding time to time different short courses. Additionally the examination zeroed in additional in this manner that the artesian local area will have the option to stand firm again and procure their meat and potatoes too which, am worried is/will is by all accounts in harm's way. An exertion led to set up and achieve, the social estimation of KPK the old conventions were portrayed on the (3D) item, the level marquetry treated boards, where the examples were overhauled in a state of item for all intents and purposes to draw in the Creative Industry. A Corner light, wanted creation on the subject of KP culture, the run of the mill Qewa khana the Truck (Transportation vehicle) and the headgear Turban (Paghri) of the Pathans and Pushtoons. Openings, one has unlimited freedoms to plan a wide scope of items on different subjects as needs be in regard to the market interest.

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Published

2026-03-27

How to Cite

Mudassar, S. A. (2026). Revival of Wheat Straw Art, Marquetry in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. ACADEMIA International Journal for Social Sciences, 5(3), 1465-1488. https://doi.org/10.63056/academia.5.3.2026.2310