'Sea Mova' tree grows along the seashore. The wood of the root of this tree also known as drift root is used for wood carving. …
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Wooden pillars called Urusguttas are erected in the memory of prominent tribe members in the hilly tracts of Bastar. The main tribal groups found in this region are the Marias and Muria Gonds.…
Read Full DescriptionHill Crafts of Darjeeling
The original inhabitants of Darjeeling are the Lepchas, with people from neighbouring Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, and Tibet, as well as from the plains of West Bengal and Bihar also there.…
Read Full DescriptionJoint Wood Craft of Kerala
Joint-wood craft is a craft of patience, skill and concentration. Teak rose or white cedar wood is used for this craft.…
Read Full DescriptionLaminated Wood Products of Kerala
The technique of lamination of wood objects is unique to Kerala. The products made are dishes, nut-bowls, and table-mats.…
Read Full DescriptionNirmal Painting & Products of Andhra
The name travels from the village Nirmal in Adilabad district. The craft is practiced by a set of artisans known as naqash who by custom paint scenes from the Ramayana…
Read Full DescriptionPidi/Footstools of Haryana
Pidi is a low stool which has its seat made with strands of thread twined to form interesting coloured patterns. The thickness of the thread varies from article to article; for instance a charpai or bed is made with a thicker twine.…
Read Full DescriptionRose Wood Carving of Kerala
Wood-carving, especially rose wood carving is found concentrated mainly in Trivandrum and Trichur, with Ernakulam and Cochin being the next most important centres.…
Read Full DescriptionRose Wood Carving of Tamil Nadu
Artists scrupulously carve bold and attractive floral motifs onto tables. Some designs involve parrots or religious designs. Sideboards, desks, chairs…
Read Full DescriptionRosewood Inlay of Karnataka
Wood inlay is the process of decorating the surface of wood by setting in pieces of material such as ivory, bone, plastic, or wood of different colours.…
Read Full DescriptionSandal Wood & Bone Carving of Delhi
Wood-carving is done with a lot of care and involves intricate detailing and the articles are customarily…
Read Full DescriptionSandal Wood Carving of Kerala
Sandal wood is used extensively to make religious images. Carving is intricate and fragile. …
Read Full DescriptionSandalwood Carving of Karnataka
Sandal wood is of great religious importance and is an extremely expensive material for carving artifacts..…
Read Full DescriptionSandalwood Garlands
Mysore, Sagar, Sirsi and Kumta districts of Karnataka are famous for sandalwood garlands. …
Read Full DescriptionSaw Dust Toys of Andhra
Local artists here make attractive saw dust toys which feature traditional themes and historical figures from Hindu epics…
Read Full DescriptionSuri/Measuring Bowls of West Bengal
Traditionally these bowls were made of wood and inlaid with engraved brass foil were used to measure rice.…
Read Full DescriptionVahanam/Temple Chariots of Tamil Nadu
The finest wooden carving are in the temples of Tamil Nadu and the piece-de-resistance are the processional chariots for the deities; these include numerous mounts/ vahanas and small pillared shrines/ rathams for the deities.…
Read Full DescriptionWood & Bone Carving of Haryana
Rose wood, shesham, and sandal wood are most commonly used in Haryana for carving and…
Read Full DescriptionWood Carving & Inlay of Punjab
Punjab has its own wood work centres and each one has its own distinct style. Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Amritsar, and Bhera are known for their furniture and…
Read Full DescriptionWood Carving & Lacquerware of Jammu & Kashmir
Wood craft in Kashmir flourished from the 11th century onwards when the people were allowed to freely procure wood from the forests…
Read Full DescriptionWood Carving of Andaman & Nicobar
The people from Andaman and Nicobar use wood which is locally available in abundance to construct houses, fence plantations, make canoes, furniture and other items for decoration and domestic use.…
Read Full DescriptionWood Carving of Andhra
Wood carving of temple chariots and palace entrances is one of the oldest traditional crafts that were practiced in Andhra Pradesh.…
Read Full DescriptionWood Carving of Arunachal
Arunachal Pradesh has an abundance of forests which are rich in wood, cane and bamboo. Wood and bamboo houses of this region are…
Read Full DescriptionWood Carving of Assam
Assam, a thickly forested area, has a variety of wood and timber, including teak. The craftsmen, traditionally known as khanikars,…
Read Full DescriptionWood Carving of Bihar & Jharkhand
Bihar and Jharkhand are two of the few places where the ancient art of wood carving and inlay work is still practiced with wall plaques, table tops, pens and paper cutters being from wood and…
Read Full DescriptionWood Carving of Chattisgarh
The wood craft tradition is ancient and rich and follows a hereditary system. The products made range from fixtures of houses, pillars, bows and arrows, and Mata Jhulas, to farm implements and ritual items…
Read Full DescriptionWood Carving of Delhi
Wood carving requires a lot of precision and is considered to be a promising job. Sandal wood carving involves skillful carving with intricate work on elaborate patterns comprising of interlacing of foliage and scroll work.…
Read Full DescriptionWood Carving of Goa
Goa's rich tradition in wood-carving is visible in traditional houses there. The Portuguese…
Read Full DescriptionWood Carving of Gujarat
One of the richest regions for wood-carving is Gujarat. The cantilevered balconies of palaces in Palanpur and Bhuj have been beautifully carved while the majestic doors of traditional houses or havelis are artistic masterpieces with…
Read Full DescriptionWood Carving of Himachal
The fine skilled craftsmanship of temple-carving can be found at Chatrahi and Brahmour in Himachal Pradesh. The temples…
Read Full DescriptionWood Carving of Kerala
The large number of temples in Kerala and the doors, windows, and ceilings of most ancient taravads or ancestral homes show the high level of craftsmanship prevalent in wood-carving.…
Read Full DescriptionWood Carving of Madhya Pradesh
The tribals are blessed with the inborn art of carving and make very attractive items. There are wooden chowkies made for measuring grains. Wedding pillars of…
Read Full DescriptionWood Carving of Maharashtra
Wood inlay is a stylised craft found in various parts of the country. It involves the placing of small parts of ivory, plastic, horn, or wood into the carved surfaces of the wooden items.…
Read Full DescriptionWood Carving of Manipur
Manipuri artists carves the traditional motifs on ‘want’ and ‘heijuga’. These are the two locally available and suitable wood verities for…
Read Full DescriptionWood Carving of Meghalaya
A limited amount of wood carving is done in the Garo hills. They manufacture toys, mainly human figures, animals, and birds.…
Read Full DescriptionWood Carving of Rajasthan
The wood carving of Rajasthan is an age old craft which was highly in demand during the royal age. In the earlier days there used to be special artists working in the palaces who were…
Read Full DescriptionWood Carving of Sikkim
Wood craft was originally patronised by the Buddhist monasteries, where ornate wood work can still be seen.…
Read Full DescriptionWood Carving of Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry
The famed temple chariots of Tamil Nadu are made of wood and are full of detailed and skillful carvings. The 19th century old Padmanabhapuram palace in…
Read Full DescriptionWood Carving of Tripura
The diverse traditions and religions in Tripura are visible in the wood craft. Wood-carving is widely practised among the hill tribes as well as among those settled in the plains, although the nature of the carving differs.…
Read Full DescriptionWood Carving of Uttar Pradesh
Saharanpur is well known for its perforated lacy craft. Items are made of sisam, dudhi and sal. The woodcarvers…
Read Full DescriptionWood Carving of West Bengal
The village community halls also known as chandimantaps, which were the centres of rural culture had the best of…
Read Full DescriptionWood Inlay/Tarkashi of Rajasthan
The old palaces and mahals of Rajasthan have beautifully inlaid doors with ivory and intricate floral or geometric patterns. This artform is…
Read Full DescriptionWood Inlay/Tarkashi of Uttar Pradesh
Tarkashi, a popular artform from Mainpuri in Uttar Pradesh, is primarily brass wire inlay work on wood. It was mainly…
Read Full DescriptionWood Marquetry of Gujarat
Thin and long strips of ebony, ivory, red wood, bone, and tin are stuck together to make the designs of marquetry, called sadeli, which a…
Read Full DescriptionWood Patch Work of Karnataka
This popular craft of Karnataka is still widely practised. Rosewood inlay work which is…
Read Full DescriptionWooden Block Making for Hand Printing
Hand- block printing is practiced mostly all overIndia and every region has its own style and colour scheme. Pilakhua in …
Read Full DescriptionWooden Comb & Hair Ornaments
Before plastic was introduced in India, combs were made of wood, bamboo, metal, bone, and ivory. Whether simple in design or an intricate work of art, comb-making was a hereditary craft.…
Read Full DescriptionWooden Cuttlery of Udayagiri, Andhra
Udaygiri in Nellore district known for its wooden cutlery and wooden salad bowls, continues a tradition that is about 150 years old.…
Read Full DescriptionWooden Dolls of Kondapalli, Andhra
he wooden dolls of Kondapalli are famous throughout Andhra Pradesh. These are crafted by artisans known as arya kshatriyas who…
Read Full DescriptionWooden Lacquerware of Bihar
Lacquerware craft of Bihar is unique and has ritualistic connotations. Bihar produces…
Read Full DescriptionWooden Lacquerware of Chennapatna, Karnataka
About 65 km from Bangalore is a small town Chennapatna which is…
Read Full DescriptionWooden Lacquerware of Ettikopaka, Andhra
Etikoppakka, a village (about 80 km from Vishakapatnam) in Andhra Pradesh is well-known for its lacquered toys and…
Read Full DescriptionWooden Lacquerware of Gujarat
The articles made by the nomadic tribal community of vadas in the Nirona region of Kutch include…
Read Full DescriptionWooden Lacquerware of Madhya Pradesh & Chattisgarh
itsar and Jallandhar are the two famous cities of the Punjab known for the lacquerware or the abri craft…
Read Full DescriptionWooden Lacquerware of Punjab
Lacquerware in Punjab is known for the cloud work locally called abri. In this, on a yellow coating the surface to be lacquered is touched intermittently with a red stick.…
Read Full DescriptionWooden Lacquerware of Rajasthan
The craftsmen of Rajasthan are involved in ornamenting wood with painting and…
Read Full DescriptionWooden Lacquerware of Sankeda, Gujarat
This craft is found mainly at Sankheda where the local people craft Sagwan wood into smooth, rounded shapes which are…
Read Full DescriptionWooden Lacquerware Toys of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh was once one of the largest toy producing centres in India. It is an ancient craft, where the toys are made in wood with sets of birds, animals, orchestras, and dance ensembles available packed in boxes.…
Read Full DescriptionWooden Masks of West Bengal
Wooden masks of West Bengal are an important part of the social and cultural activities of the state. The artisans are present in Purulia who…
Read Full DescriptionWooden Pataras of Gujarat
Pataras are the traditional customary boxes. These are used for storing items like quilts, linen,…
Read Full DescriptionWooden Toys of Gokak, Karnataka
In Gokak, a village in Belgaum district, artisans create wooden fruits, vegetables, animals and birds using a specialised …
Read Full DescriptionWooden Toys of Kinhal, Karnataka
Wooden Toys of Kinhal, Karnataka Kinhal, a tiny village in Raichur district of Karnataka, has an immensely rich artistic heritage. It was once a flourishing centre for crafts, the most well-known being exquisite carvings in wood.…
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