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Crafts

Bengal has always led the cultural brigade of the country. Be it in Music, performing arts or Crafts - the state has exemplary expertise over a varied range of artifacts and handicrafts. For ages the artists and craftsmen of Bengal have supplied the country and the world with exciting and colorful handicrafts. Crafts in Bengal can be divided into many segments. Some of them are:-

  • Leather Craft
  • Bamboo and Cane
  • Bell and Brass Metal
  • Clay Dolls
  • Ceramic
  • Horn Work
  • Jute Products
  • Sandalwood Carving
  • Weaving
  • Pottery
  • Mangalghat
  • Lakshmi Ghat
  • Tulsimancha
  • Manasa Ghat
  • Shell Carvings
  • Carving
  • Bone Carvings
  • Stone Carvings
  • Wood Works
  • Dokra Metal Craft
  • Silk Screens

    Each and every craft works have a uniqueness of its own. Weavers in Bengal are expert in various forms of the craft. Jamdani, Kantha and other kind of handloom products owe much to the rich weaving artistry of Bengal. The state is also blessed with some extraordinary metal and stone crafts. These include metal and stone sculptures, show pieces, jewelery etc. The Dokra Metal works is a very rare form of handicraft found in Bengal and few other eastern parts of India. Craftsmen of Bengal are also expert in various kind of carvings like stone, bone, wood and shell carvings.

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