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 Dokra
Metal Crafts
Dokra is a tribal metal craft
common to the tribal community
of Ushagaon village in Adilabad
district. Primarily made from
brass scrap the artefacts have a
core of clay preserved within
the metal casting, Birds and
animals, local deities, door
knobs, lamps, ornamental bells
with chains are a few items
commonly made.
What makes Dokra unique is that
no two pieces are alike. Deftly
crated by hand the artefacts
have an unique individualistic
touch. |
 Durgi
Stone Craft, Durgi
Durgi is situated 10Kms from
Macherla . The School of
sculpture and stone carving is
located here. The ancient skill
which produced masterpieces of
atr and sculpture seen at
Nagarjunakonda museum continues
to be practiced and taught
here.the artisans were moved
down to this place when the
Nagarjuna Sagar Irrigation
Project Reservoir inundated
their traditional dwellings.
These artisans generation after
generation continue to follow
the traditional methods and
styles thereby playing acrucial
role in keeping this art from
alive for posterity.
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 Etikoppaka
Wooden Crafts
The toys of Etikoppaka are not
just a child?s companions, but
find many more uses. From candle
stands to vermilion boxes and
bangles, these pieces are very
popular at weekly mandis.
Craftsmen also make toys that
are used for marriage ceremonies
and other rituals. Their
enchanting designs, bright
colours and earthly appeal are
very attractive. Today, they are
a part of the rural folk
tradition. Toys made at
Etikoppaka, a village in
Visakhapatnam district, reveal
some little-known cultural
practices of that region and
display the creative skills of
its makers. |
 Kondapalli
Toys, Kondapalli
Kondapalli toys are made of
softwood, known as Tella Poniki.
Apart from Poniki wood, sawdust,
tamarind seed powder, enamel
gums and watercolours are used
in making these toys. After
carving the toy on wood, a paste
made of tamarind, wood and
sawdust is used for giving
further shapes and attaching
limbs etc., to the toy. This
paste is also used for giving
the final touch. The toy is then
left for a day or two to
dry,after sudda (White lime)
colour is painted on the toy.
When the toys are dried,
artists colour the toy. Two sets
of Kondapalli toys are most
prominent. The village set
constitutes toys of various
occupations of people in the
village. The artists choose
colors symbolizing the character
of the image. The influence of
Islamic idiom is prominent in
some of the toys.
It is believed that these
artists had migrated from
Rajasthan. This can be known
from their craft, which has the
influence of 17th Century
Rajasthani style in
features(pointed nose and veil
over the head). |
 Lace
Work Crotchet
Made with thin
threads and woven with thin
stainless steel crochet needles
of varying sizes, the exquisite
hand crocheted lace works of
Andhra Pradesh are very popular.
The craft was introduced by a
couple from Scotland and is
carried on by thousands of women
working part time at their homes
in Narsapur and Palakol areas of
West Godavari District and
Razole Taluk of East Godavari
District. This work engages more
than 125,000 artisans, mostly
women.
The lace work is done with thin
threads and woven with thin
stainless steel crochet needles
of varying sizes. The thread
used is twisted mercerised
cotton yarn made out of superior
grade cotton. The designs are
created by the craftsman's
nimble fingers.
The lace work is available in
different colours like pink,
green and mustard, but beige and
white are the most common. It is
available in different shapes -
round, oval, oblong, square and
rectangle.
Lace work is also sequined with
cloth to make bedspreads, pillow
covers, curtains, etc. Frocks,
skirts, waistcoats, 'dupattas',
etc. are the demand of the
youngsters. Lace works are also
made as telephone covers, tea
cosy, mats for dressing table,
wall hangings etc.
Famous Items: Bedspreads,
Tablecloths, Mats, Luncheon
Sets, Door Curtains, Skirts,
Frocks, Waistcoats. |
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