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Craft Keyword: Mat
Sitalpati Mat Weaving of West Bengal
Mat-weaving as an art form is traced back to ancient times in India, with sages traditionally being depicted as meditating seated on woven mats, as indicated by an old Bengali proverb, as well as by texts in the Vedic corpus of religious texts. The craft – both mat-weaving and basketry – is described by Kamladevi […]
Bamboo Mats of Anand, Gujarat
Splits of cane and bamboo are woven to form products such as baskets, mats and musical instruments. […]
Bamboo Mat Painting of Kerala
Bamboo mat weaving is carried out on a large scale in Kerala. This large range of painted and woven mats are in great demand all over India. The main centre for this craft is Irinjalakuda […]
Bamboo Mats of Tripura
In Tripura, a number of handicraft items are fabricated out of bamboo mats where bamboo splits form the weft in a cotton or rayon warp. The raw material, found in abundance in the area, are the bamboo splits sold in bundles of a thousand, the length varying from 30cm to 60cm and the price depending […]