Month: September 2020

Lacquer craft bears the smell of India.
The term ‘lacquer’ is taken from the Portuguese word ‘lac’ which implies a kind of resin which radiates from specific creepy crawlies.

The blue pottery craft of Jaipur actually is of Turko-Persian origin. It is the most luxurious form of Indian pottery made with a cobalt blue dye.
This kind of craft is inspired by Eurasian, Islamic and Chinese pottery. It is mostly used as decor due to its fragile properties.

Bidriware is an art form done by metals. The term “Bidriware” comes from the most popular region where this art is practised, Bidar in Karnataka.

Sandalwood is of incredible strict significance and is a very costly material for carving relics.

Nettur Petti is a work that suggests the time when items were created to be relished. Women and temples used to use boxes of ornaments.
These women belonged to high and noble families, whereas in temples, ornaments of the idol were stored.

Banjara Embroidery is also known as Banjara Lambanis.
I t is a mix of vivid threads, structural patterns, mirror work, sewing designs appliqué or interwoven.

Khurja pottery is conventional Indian pottery work.
It is practised in the city of Khurja, located in Uttar Pradesh.
Khurja pottery has been secured under the GI or Geographical Indication.
It is ranked 178 in the list of India’s GI Act 1999.
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Black pottery, also known as black clay pottery, is a type of clay pottery known for its lush black body and mesmerising silver designs.
It is practised in Nizamabad in Uttar Pradesh, India.
It was enlisted for the Geographical Indication tag in December 2015.

Thangka can also be written as thangka, tangka, thanka, or tanka.
It is a Tibetan Buddhist painting on cotton and silk lace, ordinarily portraying a Buddhist god, scene, or mandala.

Filigree is at times also written as Filagree, and was once used to be written as Filigrann or Filigrene.
It is complex metalwork practised in jewellery and different small kinds of metalwork.