Sikkim crafts are widely popular all across the globe. Tourists from all around the world who visit this beautiful land have appreciated the artistic skill of the natives of this land. Every one who visits Sikkim, be it for business or leisure, they do take back some of the crafts work of the local tribes.
The main attraction among all the crafts of Sikkim are the hand made woolen carpets with exclusive exquisite Sikkimese combination of designs and colors. The most amazing fact about these carpets is that they are not colored with the synthetic dyes but with the vegetable Sikkimese dyes. Some of these collections of carpets are also exported to foreign lands.
Another specimen of the Sikkimese brilliance are the Choktse tables which are one of the very famous work of crafts in Sikkim. These are folded tables and are prepared in various sizes and shapes. Some of these tables are also exported to foreign countries.
Another very important crafts at Sikkim is the handloom textiles that are woven by the women of the state. Apart from the combination of colors and designs, the quality of the wool used is also very good. These hand looms are very much in demand by both national and international tourists.
The Thangka paintings are also very popular forms of crafts of Sikkim. These paintings are made on cotton canvas with threads made of silk. These paintings generally depict the religious pictures. The paintings are also exported out of the national borders.
Last but not the least, Sikkim crafts would be left incomplete if wood carvings are left out. The people of Sikkim are talented in this crafts from the ancient times and the proof of their artistic skill can be seen on the walls of the monasteries, museums and other significant monuments of Sikkim which are adorned by various pieces of wood carvings.
For further information on Sikkim crafts, click on the following links :
- Carpets
- Wood Carving
- Thangka Paintings
- Choktse Tables
- Painting
- Thangkas
- Choksee
- Wall hangings
- Jewelry
- Tibetan and Sikkimese Garments
