Craftwork Man's imaginatio...2

A craftwork is shaped by the interaction of individual creativity and community aesthetics,utility functions and human values

. It is distinguished by its maker's desire to locate himself or herself in the wider and ever-changing cultural aspirations of the community, and subsequently of the market

. But even when the market is an important factor, community aesthetics remains the factor determining the form and content of the craftwork. The exquisite terracotta dolls from Dinajpur dating back to early 1940s that form a part of the Bangladesh National Museum's collection were mostly bought from village fairs by some patron

. They were no doubt meant to be consumer items. But the dolls reflect community aesthetic in such a manner that the market has not been able to impose its own preference on them........