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Among the numerous different varieties of mats woven and used, the Madur mat - made from the "Madur Kathi" reed (Cyperus Tegetum and C. Pangorie) that grows in the swampy area is another widely used household item. The warp is cotton/jute thread and the weft is the madur kathi. Crafts of very fine textured mats made of carefully selected reeds with beautiful geometric designs are indeed pleasures to the eye. |
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Many varieties of Bamboo as well as cane are available in Cooch Behar. These are extensively used for handicrafts apart from building thatched houses in the rural areas. | ||||||||||
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Jute, a bio-degradable product, is grown almost all over West Bengal. Exquisite jute articles are made in Cooch Behar by the Polia and Rajbanshi tribals. Jute items come in a range of fascinating designs and sizes. Crafts Council of West Bengal has pioneered the craft of jute embroidery by training about 30 women under training programmes of Govt. of India and World Crafts Council. A range of items like table mats, bags, bottle holders and cushions covers are made using these intricate embroideries.
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Kantha
is an indegenous household craft, stitched by the rural women. It is also
referred to as the thrift craft as it was usually done on layers of old cotton
'dhotis/sarees' with threads drawn out from the saree border for softness.
These are then embroidered all over. Thereafter the beneath-side is covered by
stitching single-coloured cloth for making it more durable in case of
front-side Kanthas. More fine the embroidery, more is the sophistication
effect. Hence the real value of Kantha embroidery lies in its fine craftsmanship
and vignettes of daily folk life motifs being a favorite of the embroiderers.
Nowadays it is usually commercially done on a single layer of new silk cloth
using new thread, but the Crafts Council strictly adheres to the traditional
three-layered quilting technique. |
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Shola-pith is a kind of very light pithy reed found in the marsh lands of Eastern India. The Craftsmen or 'malakars' work with their special iron knives or 'kath' to fashion intricate objects out of it.
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