Eternal India Encyclopedia

HANDICRAFTS

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Place (State) & Handicrafts

Siddapur

(Karnataka): Wood (C)

Siddipet(A.P)

: Textiles (H-L)

Sihor

(Gujarat)

Metalware

Silchar

(Assam)

Cane & Bamboo

Siliguri

(W. Bengal): Cane & Bamboo

Silvassa

(Dadra): Leather (FW), Cane & Bamboo

Shimla

(H.P): Tex (H-L), Dolls &Toys, Wood (C)

Singhbum

(Bihar): Cane & Bamboo

Singtam

(Sikkim): Wood (C)

Sirmaur

(Rugs & Durries)

Sirsi

(Karnataka)

Wood (C)

Singhik

(Sikkim): Tex (H-L)

Sitapur

(H.P) : Metalware

Siwan

(Bihar): Tex (HP), Tex (H-E, Wood (TLW),

Pottery & Clay objects

Sohagpur

(M.P): Tex (HP)

Sonamukhi

(W. Bengal): Tex (H-L)

Sonawari

(J & K) : Carpets

Sonepat

(Haryana): Furniture, Wood (I), Tex (H-E)

Soonsmura

(Tripura): Tex (H-L), Metalware, Jew-

ellery, Wood (C), Terracotta, Cane & Bamboo,

Grass, Leaf, Reed & Fibre.

Sopore

(J & K): Tex (H-L)

Sorab

(Karnataka): Wood (C)

Spiti

(H.P): Tex (H-L)

Sravanabelagola

(Karnataka) : Metalware

Srinagar

(J & K) : Carpets, Rugs & Durries, Tex

(HP), Tex (H-L), Furniture, Cane & Bamboo, Tex (H-

E), Metalware, Jewellery, Wood (C), Papier-Ma-

che, Leather (OA), Pottery & Clay objects

Srivilliputtur

(Tamil Nadu): Metal images (classi-

cal)

Sualkuchi

(Assam): Tex (C), Tex (H-P)

Subzi Mandi

(Delhi): Tex (H-P), Leather

A), Tex

(H-E)

Sultanpur

(Punjab): Tex (H-P)

Sundargarh

(Orissa) : Metalware

Surat

(Gujarat): Tex (H-P), Tex (H-E), Zari, Jewel-

lery, Wood (C), Wood (I), Ivory, Tex (H-L)

Surendranagar

(Gujarat) : Metalware, Tex (H-L),

Tex (H-P), Rugs & Durries

Swamimalai

(Tamil Nadu): Metal images (Classi-

cal), Metalware

Tambaram

(Tamil Nadu): Metalware

Tamenglong

(Manipur): Cane & Bamboo

Tanda

(U.P): Tex (H-P)

Taran Taran

(Punjab): Rugs & Durries, Tex (H-L)

Tarapur

(M.P): Tex (H-P)

Tarva

(Orissa) : Metalware

Tawang

(Ar.P) : Carpets, Filigree & Silverware,

Cane & Bamboo, Tex (H-L), Terracotta

Tejpur

(Assam): Wood (C), Cane & Bamboo

Place (State) & Handicrafts

Teju

(Ar.P): Wood (C), Jewellery, Tex (H-L)

Thane

(Thana, Maharashtra): Metalware, Tex (H-

L), Jewellery

Thanjavur

(Tamil Nadu) : Terracotta, Jewellery,

Musical Instruments, Dolls & Toys, Grass, Leaf,

Reed & Fibre, Metalware, Tex (HP)

Thana Mandi

(J & K): Wood (C)

Thinghn

(Sikkim): Wood (C)

Tikamgarh

(M.P): Cane & Bamboo, Metalware.

Tilak nagar

(Delhi): Furnitures, Jewellery, Tex (H-

Tirunelveli

(Tamil Nadu): Metal Images (Classical),

Grass, Leaf, Reed & Fibre

Tiruchendur

(Tamil Nadu): Terracotta

Tiruehirapalli

(Tamil Nadu): Jewellery

Tirupati

(A.P): Ivory, Wood (C), Jewellery, Dolls

&Toys, Wood (TLW)

Thiruvannamalai

(Tamil Nadu): Stone (C)

Tonk

(Rajasthan): Leather (OA), Tex (H-P), Rugs &

Durries, Carpets.

Thrissur

(Trichur, Kerala) : Grass, Leaf, Reed &

Fibre, Horn & Bone, Wood (C), Conch-Shell, Jewel-

lery, Metal Images (Classical), Metalware, Tex (H-

Thiruvananthapuram

(Trivandrum, Kerala): Tex

(H-E), Horn & Bone, Ivory, Grass, Leaf, Reed &

Fibre, Stone (C), Wood (C), Conch-Shell, Metal,

Images (Classical), Metalware, Tex (H-L), Tex (H-

Tuensang

(Nagaland): Cane & Bamboo, Tex (H-L)

Tura

(Meghalaya): Wood (C)

Tuting

(Ar.P): Carpets, Tex (H-L)

Udaipur

(Rajasthan): Folk Paintings, Dolls & Toys,

Metalware, Wood (C), Jewellery, Tex (H-P)

Udaipura

(Tripura) : Metalware

Udaygiri

(A.P): Wood (C)

Udgir

(Maharashtra ) : Metalware, Folk paintings,

Theatre Costumes & Puppets

Udhagamandalam

(Tamil Nadu): Tex (H-E)

Udhampur

(J & K): Tex (H-L), Metalware, Jewel-

lery

Udupi

(Karnataka) : Metalware

Ujjain (M.P): Dolls & Toys, Woo.'. (C), Jewellery,

Tex

(H-L), Tex (H-P)

Urpedpura

(M.P): Tex (H-P)

Usilampatti

(Tamil Nadu): Pottery & Clay objects

Utlon

(Manipur): Grass, Leaf, Reed & Fibre

Vadodara

(Gujarat) : Ivory, Dolls & Toys, Wood

(TLW), Wood (C), Tex (H-P)

Vagchipa

(Dadra): Leather (FW)

Vallabhipur

(Gujarat) : Jewellery

Varanasi

(U.P): Leather (OA), Ivory, Dolls &Toys,

Cane & Bamboo, Stone (C), Pottery & Clay objects,

Wood (TLW), Jewellery, Metalware, Zari, Tex (H-

E), Tex (H-L), Rugs & Durries, Carpets

Place (State) & Handicrafts

Veeravanallur

(Tamil Nadu): Grass, Leaf, Reed &

Fibre

Vellore

(Tamil Nadu): Pottery & Clay objects, Dolls

&Toys

Venkatagari

(A.P): Tex (H-L)

Verem

(Goa, Daman): Wood (C)

Vijayawada

(A.P) : Tex (HE)

Vijoynagar

(Delhi): Tex (H-E)

Vinay nagar

(Delhi): Tex (H-E)

Virudhunagar

(Tamil Nadu): Wood (C), Ivory

Vishakhapatnam

(A.P) : Horn & Bone, Glarfibre,

Dolls & Toys

Vishnupur

(W. Bengal): Folk paintings, Metalware,

Tex (H-L)

Visnagar

(Gujarat) : Metalware, Jewellery, Wood

(C)

Vrindavan

(U.P): Stone (C), Tex (H-L)

Wakka

(Ar.P): Wood (C), Tex (H-L), Jewellery

Wallajapet

(Tamil Nadu) : Cane & Bamboo, Car-

pets,

Wani

(Maharashtra): Tex (H-P)

Warangal

(A.P): Carpets, Rugs & Durries

Wokha

(Nagaland): Cane & Bamboo, Tex (H-L)

Ziro

(Ar. P): Filigree & Silverware, Pottery & Clay

objects, Cane & Bamboo, Tex (H-L)

Zungu

(Sikkim): Cane & Bamboo

Zunhedoto

(Nagaland): Wood (C), Tex (H-L), Cane

& Bamboo.

I N D E X

Leather (FW)

- Leather (Footwear)

Leather (OA)

- Leather (Other Articles)

Stone (I)

- Stone (Inlay)

Stone (C)

- Stone (Carving)

Tex (H-P)

- Textiles (Hand Printed)

Tex (H-L)

- Textiles (Handloom)

Tex (H-E)

- Textiles (Hand Embroidered)

Wood (C)

- Wood (Carving)

Wood (TWL)

- Wood (turning and laquer ware)

Wood (I)

- Wood (Inlay)

(AP)

- Andhra Pradesh

(Ar. P)

- Arunachal Pradesh

(HP)

- Himachal Pradesh

(MP)

- Madhya Pradesh

(UP)

- Uttar Pradesh

(W. Bengal)

- West Bengal

SELECTED REFERENCES

G.C.M. Birdwood U.K.,

The Arts of India,

1971.

D.N. Saraf,

Indian Crafts,

Delhi, 1985.

Kamaladev Chattopadhyaay, Delhi, 1985.