Wood Craft

Lacquered wooden toys from Channapatna, Karnataka, turned on a lathe and finished in natural vegetable dyes, a craft with royal Mysore patronage.

Andhra Pradesh's eco-friendly lacquered wooden toys from Etikoppaka, turned on a lathe and colored with natural vegetable and lac dyes.

Hand-carved walnut wood from the Kashmir Valley, worked by master carvers called naqash into deeply detailed floral and geometric furniture.

Deeply fragrant sandalwood carving from Karnataka, shaped into intricately detailed figures, panels, and boxes by Mysore's master craftsmen.

Telangana's Nirmal craft, producing lightweight wooden toys and paintings finished in a distinctive golden-hued natural lacquer.

Uttar Pradesh's centuries-old wood carving tradition, known for intricate latticework and floral relief on furniture and decorative pieces.