Crafts of Bengal
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4 crafts from 4 districts of West Bengal. Each craft's page tells you about the tradition and shows every piece of it in the stall.
Kantha কাঁথা
Birbhum, West Bengal5 pieces
Kantha is embroidery in simple running stitches, worked on saris, quilts and other clothing and home textiles, and Birbhum in West Bengal is known for it.
Pattachitra পটচিত্র
Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, and Odisha3 pieces
Pattachitra, written Patachitra in Bengal, is a painting craft, and in West Bengal its makers are recorded in Pingla block of Paschim Medinipur.
Dokra ডোকরা
Bankura, West Bengal2 pieces
Dokra, also written Dhokra, is metal casting by the method known as cire perdue, and Bikna village in Bankura is its home.
Sabai সাবাই
Jhargram, West Bengal1 piece
Sabai work uses the long, fibrous leaves of sabai grass, dried and woven or twisted into rope, and is found mostly in the north of Jhargram in West Bengal.