Wood & Metal Craft

Wood Craft

Known as the 'Wood City', famous for intricate wood carving and jali work.

Renowned for Rosewood inlay work featuring ivory or plastic motifs.

Famous for colorful, safe-to-use lacquerware toys made from soft wood.

Exquisite walnut wood carving with deep relief work depicting floral patterns.

Bidriware (Karnataka): Blackened alloy of zinc and copper inlaid with thin sheets of pure silver.
Meenakari (Jaipur & Delhi): The art of coloring and ornamenting the surface of metals by fusing brilliant colors.
Dokra (Odisha & Bengal): Ancient method of metal casting using the lost-wax technique to create folk motifs.
Swamimalai Bronze (Tamil Nadu): Traditional Chola-style bronze icons of Hindu deities.
Koftagiri (Alwar): A damascening technique where light metal is inlaid onto a dark metal background.