Kutch is famous for its wood carving skills across India. backrests of and frames of charpoys, cots and chairs are combined with colourful lathe turned legs. Shallow relief carved patterns are often floral or geometric such as the quarter foil and six petalled flowers. Tools such as chisels, hammers, saws and hand turned lathes etc […]
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This craft is practiced in the Wanla and Cjoglamasar districts of Leh. Items ranging from folding tables called choktse, wooden pot called fehpur, tea mixing pot called gurgur, larger tables, cupboards, ritual bowls, cup with lids to printing blcoks are produced under this craft-form.The tools required for this process are tool box called zagham, sandpaper […]
Dimapur and Kohima are the two important wood carving centres of Nagaland. The carved wooden objects of Nagaland are ritualistic and functional in purpose. Strictly a male craft, it is ceremonial and ritualistic art related to the fertility cult. The carving of human figures, elephants, pythons, hornbills etc are etched high into the pillars of […]
Uttar Pradesh is well-known for its wood work and there is a large variety of wood used here including sisam, sal and dudhi. The wood work done at Saharanpur has the typical perforated lacy work. For the big pieces small lattice frames are made and fitted together. The wood used here is a rich medium-brown […]