Crafts – Household

Wood and Lac Sindora Boxes

by Hilary on March 24, 2010

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Sindora are traditional containers for storing vermilion that
married Hindu women apply in the central parting of their hair.

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Muria Wooden Combs

by Hilary on November 10, 2009

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This tribe has always considered creativity with one’s hands a prized virtue. Boys carve these combs for their girlfriends. The more combs a girl has the higher her status. When a girl marries she is supposed to return all the combs from her suitors, only keeping the ones gifted by her husband.

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Wooden Cutlery of Udayagiri

by Hilary on November 9, 2009

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Jain Monk Paatra Bowls

by Hilary on November 8, 2009

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There are but a few Muslim craftsmen who continue to employ their traditional skills to form Paatra, the lightweight bowls, carried by the monks of the Shwetambar Jain and Vaishnav sect. Each set is made from one piece of wood so vary in numbers from 3 – 10. Plates and cups are also made.

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