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Stuffed and Leather Toys Crafts


 

In Madhya Pradesh Stuffed Toys is a well known leather  craft.Leather work has been skillful since many years in Madhya Pradesh. Craftsmen in Gwalior, Dewas and Indore regions are famous for leather work like  making shoes, leather bags, jutties, leather Toys, mask etc with time the craft  has evolved and given rise to new products and at present, Gwalior is making  shoes on a big range. Indore and Dewas are making leather wear with attractive  forms of casually painted and skillfully crafted.

Regions : In  Madhya Pradesh Indore, Dewas and Gwalior are famous for leather works.


Terracotta Arts


Each  region of Madhya Pradesh has their own identity and uniqueness in the  Terracotta crafts products. Ceramic has been called the lyric of handicrafts.  The colors of terracotta articles and figures vary from pink, brown, red to  light and dark grey. The famous traditional terracotta figures of animals like  elephants, birds, serpents and horses, are unique in simplicity and the  correspondingly the decorative roof tiles and Rukha Padki of Rajgarh are very  famous. Bundelkhand and Rajgarh are famous regions for terracotta crafts. In  the rural areas, it is common to see terracotta animal figures placed under  trees and in shrines made by potters.

Regions : Bundelkhand, Malwa, Nimar, Sheopur-Kalan (Morena), Budhni (Raisen) and Rewa are the major centers of this crafts in Madhya Pradesh.

Author : Read Rife

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