Ghumat making

Practised in Goa

One of Goa's living craft traditions.

Where it comes from

The ghumat is Goa's own drum — a clay pot open at both ends — and has kept time for Shigmo songs, temple music and Chovoth aartis for generations.

How it's practiced

A potter throws the pot with a wide mouth and a narrow neck; the wide end is covered with stretched skin, while the player cups and opens the narrow end with one hand to bend the tone.

From discovery to practice

The Journey

Understand

Where Ghumat making comes from, why it started, and what it means today.

See it

See it made for and around Shigmo.

Experience it

Request an artisan visit — watch Ghumat making being made and meet the makers.

Practice

Join a hands-on Ghumat making workshop with a verified artisan, or commission a piece.

Experience it

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Learn it, or commission it

Learn Ghumat making hands-on, or commission a piece from the artisans

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See it

Festivals where Ghumat making lives

Seasonal

Goa · February/March

Shigmoशिगमो

Goa's spring festival of the month of Phalgun, when villages take to the streets with drums, banners and folk troupes — from the small, rural Dhakto Shigmo to the big town parades of Vhodlo Shigmo.

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