Sunday, May 29, 2011

Traditional boats of Bangladesh

Exhibition on ‘Traditional Boats of Bangladesh’ was held at the Bangladesh National Museum, Nalinikanta Bhattashali Gallery from 23rd March to 19th April 2010.

The exhibition showcases over 50 different types of traditional model boats of different districts of Bangladesh, which are handcrafted maintaining every single feature and detail of each type of boat, and depicts the daily lives of the traditional boat builders.


 
Entrance of Boat Fair
  

  





Boat Name: Balar, Kustia
Boat Name: Donga, Gazipur

Boat Name: Chandi, Sirajganj
Boat Name: Kosha, Pabna
Boat Name: Goina, Rajshahi

Boat Name: Bedi, Sirajganj

Boat Name: Fishing Boat, Narayanganj

Boat name: Jora Boat, Rajshahi

Boat Name: Bashari, Rajshahi

Boat Name: Melli, Kustia

Boat Name: Bajra, Sirajganj

Boat Name: Pinash, Rajshahi

Boat Name: Raptani, Narayanganj
Boat Name: Horonga, Sirajganj

Boat Name: Malar, Pabna
Boat Name: Bedi Bashari, Rajshahi
Boat Name: Panshi, Pabna

Boat Name: Kosha, Sirajganj

Boat Name: Palki, Chandpur

Boat Name: Kosha, Madanganj

Boat Name: Paltai, Savar
Boat Name: Raft, Pabna
Boat Name: Tabori, Manikganj
Boat Name: Baider Nouka, Savar
Boat Name: Palowari, Savar

Boat Name: Cargo Boat, Chittagong

Boat Name: Shuluk, Chittagong

Boat Name: Shampan (small), Chittagong

Boat Name: Shampan (Large), Chittagong
Boat Name: Tedi Balam, Kutubdia

Boat Name: Fishing Boat, Chittagong
Boat Name: Fishing Boat, Chandpur

Boat Name: Ghashi, Chandpur

Boat Name: Potol, Faridpur

Boat Name: Bik, Faridpur
Boat Name: Corpai, Gopalganj
Boat Name: Fishing Boat, Barishal
Boat Name: Podi, Khulna

Boat Name: Dingi, Pabna

Boat Name: Bazipuri, Barishal

Boat Name: Goina, Kishoreganj

Boat Name: Mayur Pankhi, Mymenshing
Boat Name: Horonga, Sylhet
Boat Name: Baich Nouka, Kishoreganj

Boat Name: Patam, Kishoreganj
Boat Name: Goghi, Sylhet

Boat Name: Feti, Gaibandha

Boat Name: Dingi, Savar


































5 comments:

  1. Where can i get such a souvenir. i love this boats. great pictures. is this in the museum or in a exhibition.



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    call Bangladesh

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  2. thanks Bradly Jones for your interest and compliment. It was basically a temporary exhibition, which was held in Bangladesh National Museum. May be you can't manage such kinda souvenir. But you can get some more info from this website:
    http://www.friendship-bd.org/news/view/exhibition-on-traditional-boats-of-bangladesh-32

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  3. Thanks a lot Shoaib for the shots you have so passionately put here. Many of them will be quite a helpful reference for a graphic novel I'll start working on very soon. It's a period piece in fact. Big thanks.

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  4. Thanks a lot for your inspiring comment and glad to know that, you are going to start working on it. Take care.

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  5. Dear,
    Good morning!
    Can you give me your contact details?
    I have a plan to make exhibitions of BAngladeshi traditional boats in different european museums.
    Appreciate your kind reply.
    Regards.

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