Handicrafts of Rajasthan are famous throughout
India and abroad. Rajasthan enjoys a high
reputation for the manufacture of jewelry
in precious and semi-precious stones and
is famous for cutting, polishing and setting
of these stone, particularly diamonds, topaz
and emeralds. Specialized Setting Jewelry
of Rajasthan such as Manihar, Minakar, Patwri
etc., employs different skills of specialized
workers.
The brass work of Rajasthan is of immaculate
quality. Jaipur enamel or Minakari, mostly
done on gold and silver has always been
a class of its own. Rajasthan is famous
for its textiles. Sanganeri and Bagru block
prints of Jaipur are renown worldwide. Bandhej
(tie and dye) print is another typical fabric
of the region. Jaipur also stocks the light
weighing Jaipuri quilts that weighs from
a few hundred grams to a kilogram.
The stone and marble carving industry is
also famous art of Rajasthan. The stone
used is either procured from within Jaipur
or from the marble mines of makrana, the
famous quarry that provided all the marble
stone for one of the wonders of the world
at Agra, the Taj Mahal. The carvings, portraits
and busts created in Rajasthan are held
in high esteem worldwide.
The art of Blue Pottery has its origin
way back in the reign of Sawai Jai Singh
II. Made of crushed quartz, fuller's earth
and sodium sulphite, and fired in kilns
at high temperature, blue pottery consists
of hand painting in various shades of blue
and more recently, of the addition of colors
such as yellow, pink and green, to a range
of pottery ware that includes tiles, vases,
bowls, mugs, urns, doorknobs, even costume
jewelry.
Some of the famous artifacts found in different
cities of Rajasthan include:
Pushkar: The famous Pushkar Fair
hosts shops with fabrics, embroideries,
utensils, terracotta pots, trinkets, silver
jewelry, camel saddles, blankets, shawls,
beads, bangles and other baubles.
Kota: Kota is famous for its small checked-weave
cotton saris in floral prints called Kota
doriyas.
Shekhawati: The low legged Shekhawati
chairs, wood carvings, metal utensils, terracotta
pots, trinkets, silver jewelry, camel saddles,
blankets, shawls, beads, bangles etc.
Udaipur: Paintings of the miniature
and pichwai variety, as terracotta tables
and plaques shops are aplenty in Udaipur.
Also available are locally dyed fabrics
and textiles, embroideries, wooden toys,
white metal objects d'art, silver enamel
artifacts, and image of Krishna in the Nathdwara
style.
Barmer: Vibrant embroideries, woolen
dhurries, and stone carvings of Barmer are
a all time favorite.
Bikaner: Renown for camel products
such as leather footwear, and its brilliant
gesso work. Wool carpets, blankets, light
cotton quilts, brilliantly dyed cotton fabrics
are its specialties.
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