Carpet making
Among the various forms of Turkmen crafts, carpet making is the most advanced and richest of all. Following the Silk Road, merchants bought finest...
Ritualistic painting
Most significant examples of ritualistic paintings of Bangladesh are patachitra, karandichitra, Lakshmi sar a, Manasaghat and alpana.
Patachitra is a painted story made by...
Tang (camel girth belts of Jaisalmer)
In the past decorative accessories were crafted for animals serving the courts and temples with special armour fitted for those that served in battle....
Yeomjang (bamboo blind-making)
Yeomjang refers to the skill of making bal, a traditional blind, and an essential and popular article used in traditional Korean houses. Bal prevented...
Mitti ka kaam (unglazed terracotta)
Mitti ka kaam literally translates as “clay work” and its practitioners are commonly referred to as kumhar in Pakistan. It basically constitutes production of...
Kasabu viyun (embroidery)
Kasabu boavalhu is the elaborate neckline of the Maldivian traditional dress dhivehi libaas. The embroidery technique used for making this neckline is called kasabu...
Beaten dishes (kans dakeyan)
Kans Dakeyan, or beaten dishes, are products like dinner sets or singing bowls made by hammering an alloy of copper (80%) and tin (20%)....
Leather sandals (zubayria)
Zubayria are traditional sandals made from natural leather. They are found all over Saudi Arabia.
Zubayria are made from camel and sheep leather, as...
Al fusaifisa’ الفسيفساء (mosaic)
Mosaic is an ancient craft associated with the arts of civilizations that have conquered Lebanon, notably the Romanian and Byzantine civilizations. The Mosaic Museum...
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Chitarkari (stone engraving)
In the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan, the Gangar mountain range is composed largely of schist stone—metamorphic rock with large, flat, sheet- like...
Embroidery
The elegant beauty of Uzbek embroidery, of ancient origin with many elements of patterns and diversity of techniques, indicates the duration of the previous...
Tapestry (shwe shi hto)
The art of tapestry named shwe chi hto (gold embroidery) seems to be flourished about one thousand years ago. Evidence can be found in...
