Meet The Family Keeping 2000-Year-Old Swat Wood Carving Art Alive In Pakistan | Still Standing
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- Swat wood carving was once a thriving craft in Swat Valley in Pakistan. The artistry dates back 2,000 years to the Buddhist period of the Gandhara region. But many shops shut down when the Taliban occupied the region in 2007. The Mustaan family fled Swat and established a new store in Lahore.
Editor's note: A previous version of this video stated that Swati carving dates back 2,000 years in Pakistan. The video also said Zarshal was one of the few authentic wood-carving shops left. We’ve corrected the mistakes, and added more details about the origins of the art. We apologize for the errors.
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Meet The Family Keeping 2000-Year-Old Wood Carving Art Alive In Pakistan | Still Standing
My father who is now 63 years old is still wood carving, a skill/technique handed down from his father..I am proud to say he is one of the best in the Philippines.
Being one of the best in the Philippines is no small feat. As we say here in the States, give him his flowers now.
Its heart warming to see old traditions and practices being kept alive.
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Me too. It doesn't really matter what era it is, you could create this if you want to.
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@@javierpacheco8234 It's quite therapeutic I have over the years added things that are traditional or dim lantern that relaxes me and grounds me. What is something traditional from your culture?
Pakistanis are really hard-working peoples
God Bless Pakistan & its peoples 🇵🇰
As a woodworking enthusiast, I find the puckering hollow sound of wood to be oddly therapeutic. No matter the culture, you can always tell how good the craftsman is based on how the wood 'sings'. Like with a musician, the clearer, smoother, more rhythmic the flow transition is the better. Great appreciation for these artists.
This does look like hard work with no option for mistakes
Business Insider should do a little more Research. Wood carving is alive and well and it is a multi-billion industry in Pakistan. There is one city known as Chiniot where hundreds of small woodcarving business are established. So thousands of families are associated with such wood carving businesses around Pakistan.
This report is specifically about woodcarvers of swat.
Sales have no doubt declined due to these pieces being very expensive for a common user but the is still well and truly alive in some parts of the Pakistan.
Three years ago, we bought carved furniture for our home in Rawalpindi and it came from Peshawar because they had the factory in Peshawar.
@@basitali9583 please read the title again. They are talking about whole Pakistan not of Swat only. Also this business is not going down anytime soon. People in Pakistan only preferred wood based furniture for most of the household. So how this business is shrinking. Actually it is thriving.
May be it's what they're trying to say. These people are still working to keep the art alive. "Still Standing" as in these arts date back to thousands of years
Same here in Bangladesh actually.
A lot of people prefer carved designs on beds, almirah, tables etc but most furnitures in our home are quite modern.
Fully agree. It gives the impression that it's a dying art. Rather it continues to flourish not only in Swat, but throughout Pakistan.
Also the point about the patterns having references to ancient Buddhism has been exaggerated to make it more appealing to the global audience, and to try and distance it from any Islamic influence. In my opinion Business Insider have provided a rather biased viewpoint of carved artwork that is somewhat disconnected from the reality today in Pakistan, disappointed.
Damn son these are better than majority uk designed furniture i seen
That's false, and you clearly haven't been to majority of UK. The English architecture is known to be awesome
@@vikvu3172 show me also reading your most recent comments on this video shows me you have something against pakistan some may even call you racist with some of the terrorism stuff you just commented about on this video with no relevance to making furniture
@@MrWaheedulHaque hes just a g0bar eating bhakt earning his 2 rupees
This does look like hard work with no option for mistakes
I live in city named Saharanpur in India. 20% population does the same work. We do export worldwide from the City.
I'm from Hyderabad, i purchased all my furniture from saharanpur.
Love it
From Pakistan Lahore
You're from Lahore?
@@josh9973 yes
@@Leezeo What's it like?
@@josh9973 go visit
The food is amazing
Lahore is in Punjab province of Pakistan
And the place is almost like west region of Punjab, India.
Very nice and complex designs no wonder it’s so expensive and takes a while to learn! It really does take much skill , precision , eye and hand coordination to carve such designs!
This does look like hard work with no option for mistakes
Dang, they need to figure out how to get online to sell those internationally.
Even for 1k+ shipping costs, people in USA would likely still pay for those if the base cost is only like 1k.
Since this area is mostly Taliban controlled, buying this means funding the Taliban
Unfortunately, factories with machines can probably start appearing afterwards and undercut them to oblivion.
@@vikvu3172 Seems like you didnt hear the narrator well. The area they are in now is Lahore and its not control by anyone but the Pakistani govt. Even the area they left, Swat, has been cleared of any Taliban by the Pakistani military. Nowehere in Pakistan, is there any control of Taliban.
This does look like hard work with no option for mistakes
Fun fact: Wood carved pieces which are incorporated into furniture are considered a luxury. Those furniture are the most expensive in Pakistan.
oh wow I'm so surprised I though plain wood would be more luxurious
I love their work and, as a person living in the USA, wonder how I can get a carving without going to Swat.
Some of my friends have taken them to USA, Would love to help you if I can, I also used traditional wooden sofa's and tables for my office in Pakistan
I made a similar comment. They need to export to USA and Europe. There is a demand for it
They are selling it internationally..
@@raajbaahu382 where?
@@andrewquint7962 there are shops in Islamabad who do that,I can help you connecting with them
پاکستان کے لوگ جو گاؤں یا وادی وغیرہ میں رہتے ہیں،وہ واقعی بہت محنتی ہوتے ہیں،پاکستان زندہ باد ☺️🇵🇰💜
@@pimmie6595 what do you want to say?
This work be 100x expensive in Japan
It's great to know the gandhar art style is still standing through the brilliant work of these artisans.
Yeah started by hindus and kept alive by muslims
The dedication in each stroke is astonishing, the finished pieces look amazing, like out of a castle.
Since this area is mostly Taliban controlled, buying this means funding the Taliban
@@vikvu3172 you are that racist dude
This does look like hard work with no option for mistakes
@@vikvu3172Say you didn’t watch the video without saying you didn’t watch the video! They literally had to move away from their home, Swat, bc of the Taliban YEARS ago
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Very hardworking people indeed
This does look like hard work with no option for mistakes
Gorgeous work! I wish that these videos included more links and directions to the shops or similar shops in the area so foreigners like me could support them
You can find them here it also mentioned the address and contact details
Shipping large piece of wood overseas is quite expensive and even most "foreigners" aren't interested in paying that amount of shipping.
In india, just 10 years back these shops used to be everywhere. Where they do carving works on beds headboard, doors , windows etc. They still do business and still exist with thriving business. But unlike earlier, they only do these carving on some special projects Nd requests now days, earlier this used to be the only way they did things. Many poor carpenter still do this, who cant afford tools. And some do these by choice, cause they take pride in their art
Omg how gorgeous pieces!
This does look like hard work with no option for mistakes
Someone contact them and help them ship items to USA, Canada and Europe for sale. Most Westerners would love this handcrafted items.
Since this area is mostly Taliban controlled, buying this means funding the Taliban
@@vikvu3172 please don't make stupid comments. This shows your intelligence, which you seem to lack in.
@@vikvu3172 Indian boot spotted. US is Pakistan largest export market. Taliban are in Afghanistan. I know you guys are being paid by your state for misinformation. But idiot at least do something creative. This copy paste comments aren't working.
I am a exporter and I hope I can help them but finding buyers in international markets is difficult.
Pakistan🇵🇰♥️
Absolutely marvellous workmanship. Thank you all, for keeping the art alive.
This does look like hard work with no option for mistakes
They have so much more patience than me!
Not patience, they love what they do and when you love what you do, work feels fun and important and time goes fast.
Their work is so beautifully intricate.
Proud from Pakistan ♥️♥️
So beautiful, it comes alive when it gets stained!
Love from India
Great Country, Great People
Long live Pakistan
2000 years back there was no Pakistan. That said, these are remarkable pieces of art.
Exactly
2000 years back there was no India either 🤷🏽 Just separate kingdoms and colonies.
@@abdulmateen400 bro bharata vs still there...
@@abdulmateen400 that's not necessarily the case. Historically regions were used rather than countries. The area of most of modern day India has been known as a region for thousands of years. The same way Greece has been Greece for thousands of years even though it was broken up into different states such as Athens and Sparta.
@@siddhantnijhawan9007 It wasn’t a country, it was just the name given to the region.
Love from india ❤️❤️
Love from Canada
Love from USA
very beautiful video… Thank you soo much for Covering Zarshal Handicrafts,,,, Love from Pakistan
Only $800 for that beautiful table??? Holy crap. They should be making so much more money than that. It's so sad.
Swat is safe now…
$860? I’ll take it!
I said the same!! I find it kinda cheap for $800!
All those man hours and skills needed to replicate something that incredible looking
Pakistan my Homeland 🇵🇰💚
Stunning work.
Nice video.
Wood carving is an amazing art traditionally made by hand that is being forgotten due to high commercial demand and machine production!!! I am a second generation professional wood carver trying to keep that tradition!!! I recently started a TH-cam channel to share this great art!!!
It's good to see videos that inform us of such traditions!!!🙂
I wish you the best of luck. Same i wish more people did this. In today's world not many appreciate this art.
All the best.
❤️this art! 👍
Does anyone know the exact location? And do they maybe also sell international?
They told the exact location in the video.
You must be either blind or deaf. Watch the video again they have mentioned the place
They are selling internationally also. I'm proud costumer of Zarshal..🤎🤎
S K stands for: simple/super kunt/kootch?
Since there are loads of sanction on Pakistan, most of this stuff must be smuggled. The makers hardly get paid, the middlemen make a moolah..
wow what an amazing skill they learned and mastered for years and they keep an old tradition ofmaking beautiful woodwork alive. i love it and wish them the best!
What beautiful craftsmanship! Just beautiful!
Wow, wow and wow!
Beautiful work.
Incredible video and I hope that you continue on to make more videos about the beautiful and vibrant culture of Pakistan
So beautiful 😍
absolutely beautiful 👍
$850?? That's CHEAP for something this incredible....How do you buy their stuff? Do they ship it?
Beautiful craftmanship ❤
Their woodworking skills are amazing...so's their hair!! I wish my hair was that thick and healthy. 😊
कमाल की कारीगिरी 💕
Love from India 🇮🇳😍
I Have Seen This Art In Every Area Of Pakistan..
Beautiful art
I love seeing these beautiful artisan products!!!
In my village in lower Himalayas, we still have old vacant homes with these type of wood art...But now that craft has been lost here and the homes which have these are just sitting there while no one lives in them....
For 860$ you cannot even get a good sofa in the states 😭
It is really fascinating and those intricated design tells the sincere dedication of the artist on a long drawn traditional artisan. Hats off to their family.🙏🏻❤️
Such incredible and beautiful woodwork. I wish I could purchase and ship their pieces. I hope they can remain in business and continue their tradition.
This does look like hard work with no option for mistakes
Some of the guys are handsome 😍 I mean ,, those designs are nice and stuff
That same table if made in America would be 10x more. Just amazing work
Magnificent!!
ONLY 800!? Oh dear that's such a shame that these pieces are considerably underpriced. :(
Beautiful wood carving.
Excellent work guys.... never stop.
Love from the US
Ironic how all the beautiful traditional crafts are on the verge of dying while synthetic replicas are booming in popularity
I feel like they knew people would want a asmr-like voice for a wood carving episode
Wonderful love from Banaras ❤️❤️
These guys should have an online store
Felt like i was watching “avatar: the last airbender “for a sec I swear😭😭😭
I always think it's hilarious that these guys are all walking around barefoot. Every time they show one of these artisan videos all the people have no shoes.
Hm this is nice
Meanwhile people are spending ungodly amounts of money on NFTs. Can’t help but love the human race.
As a Christian woman in the USA I have enjoyed freedom to worship and live all my life. I cant imagine how much stress and anxiety these people live with every day. I pray for protection and peace in your lives. God bless you all.
You should visit the place to prevent making any assumptions that may be quite misguided. Or, make friends with Pakistanis on social media and get to know them and their lives.
You'll find that Pakistan has people from all walks of life exactly the way we have here in America.
@@quakerboats9840 Yes. Im sure that's why the family left the region.
Also im fairly certain she was talking about the taliban specifically and not Pakistan as a whole.
You should read what someome says and base your response on that and the context behind why it was said before you respond yourself. Otherwise, you're the one making assumptions.
Only if talent was cherished and the Government acknowledging their skill rather than training them for Wars.!
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Beautiful Art ❤️
I like this.
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I hope more people start to become interested in craftsmanship and start to do it as well. So it can be back in architecture.
Beautiful hand carve & craft item . If they go online me and many others will purchase these products.
Wao the intricate designs are so so beautiful.
Can you please give us a link to their business or an adress?
Address was told in the video.
Since this area is mostly Taliban controlled, buying this means funding the Taliban
@@vikvu3172 please can indian stay out of it? 💩🤮
@@vikvu3172 o fake news spreader. You open your mouth shut comes out. With all due respect we request you to keep your mouth shut.
I can help you I live in Pakistan and I am a exporter too.
860$???? we need this men in america
It's terrible how these people get used people by these carvings and sell them around here for way more I know of a company near here art meno that buys hardwood furniture from Pakistan and India and sells it here for 20 $30,000 these people can make a killing here I sell little pieces of artwork and carved that take me about 2 hours for $300 I sell hardwood tables for over a thousand that are way simpler than anything these guys put out
Watching my home town on this channel is blessing
This is how wood craving is done in India too.
beautiful beautiful and thank u for showing the right map
I have very old mirror having wood carving like this but i do not know that it is so unique and antique
cool
This one is great channel.
Wood Carver: It's a dangerous job, I've injured myself 3 or 4 times..
Also Wood Carver: Carves while holding wood with bare feet and a razor sharp chisel...
Thats how most people work here in Pakistan, with very little protection\safety, even the people who work on electricity and wires dont wear protections like rubber, boots, etc
Yea its pretty unsafe and dangerous but thats how it works here
He probably can’t access or afford safety gear.
This is an art which cannot die even when forced to.
You know that pakistan was made 74 years ago only🤣🤣🤣 how would the art is from Pakistan 2000 years ago it was India man
The land existed 2000 years ago too and is now part of modern day Pakistan.
but the same people used to live their and still living .
Love to hear that they have Buddhist art influence.
Wonderful video, Thank You
It makes me cry when I think about all the traditions we lost. We really got rid of craftsmanship for minimalist modernism.
Beautiful
Amazing artistry excellent
$850 is a steal ! Sell that for
IDK $5k in usa... Maybe More in NY Cali Miami
$850 for a hand carved table when mf's selling epoxy tables for $12k here in the states. BRUH
Indeed it is the reality
Epoxy is garbage just waiting to hit the landfill.
Same with the people spending $12,000 on it. I saw $500 pillow one day.
That tool looks so deadly!