Toys - Indian handicrafts

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Childhood devoid of Toys is similar to a garden with no flowers... indivisible. Indian Toys and Dolls, distinctive in their vivacity and colors, convey the child to the world of boundless imagination. The toys bring to life a charming planet of fantasy thus absorbing a childhood full of dreams. The brilliant painted lac Toys, a favorite item with a good number of children, birds, airplanes, animals, animals with wheels etc. specially crafted for the children. For this craft, wo od is one of the most frequently used items. There are variations for example wood crafted cherai toys. Toys with the touch of cloth, saw dust, papier mache along with terracotta are the main ingredients of Toys and Dolls. Dolls representing deities are common too. Different figures of Gods and Goddesses are engraved out of wood after which it is properly decorated which are called Trupati Dolls. One more enchanting craft is the leather puppets of Andhra Pradesh. Fascinatingly the dolls are more or less five feet in height. Mostly translucent, dramatically painted in dyes derived from vegetables. Distinctive rural styles are applied while painting these toys. Even the grown ups fail to resist the attraction of these toys. The toys are incredible show pieces and attractive decorative items. Indian cork “Pith” are being used in Assam for the manufacture of Toys and Dolls for centuries together. Toys are finally painted for a brilliant look.


Toys are of different varieties Wooden toys / clay toys / Papier Mache Dolls /Wooden Puppets /cloth dolls

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