Patra and Wooden Craft

Patra is the metal sheet to provide the cover and decorate the wooden object. Various decorative products are made like boxes, door and window panels etc. The special wooden boxes are made with thick metal sheet, which is used to give the strength & durability, and then thin sheet is used to decorate the pieces. It is cut into squares and rectangular pieces to be embossed by dyes or punched by pointed tools and perforated. These are then fixed usually in geometrical shapes.

The furniture of Rajasthan is in harmony with its palaces and havelis, displaying similar intricate design and carving. It's easy to spot the painted furniture of Jodhpur and Kishangarh, consisting of screens, doors, traditional caskets, low tables and chairs. The delicately carved wooden doors from Ramgarh, Shekhawati and Bikaner are quite attractive.

The white metal plated Patra furniture has a charm of its own. The craftsmen from Barmer specialize in the art of wood carving, specially doors, roofs, cradles and tables. Tilonia furniture stands out with fine embroidery work done on leather.

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SANDALWOOD ART

The most delicate art is of sandalwood carving from which craftsmen create intricate figurines and stylized scenes of folk-lore. Caravans of camels, Lord Krishna playing flute, famous Dhola-Maru, and charming trinkets are some of the fragrant products testifying to the carver's finesse.

The beautiful and fragrant sandalwood carvings come in a range of objects and themes such as caravans of tiny camels to decorate a mantelpiece, key chains, paper knives and trinket boxes.