West Bengal
Kantha · Bankura terracotta · Baluchari · Shantiniketan leather
3 makers · 3 products on Craftsy Affairs
Crafts of West Bengal
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Kantha
Running stitch on layered cloth
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Bankura terracotta
The iconic long-necked horse
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Baluchari
Silk sarees with epic narratives
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Shantiniketan leather
Batik-tooled bags
Meet the makers
Bankura Kiln Guild
Panchmura, West Bengal · since 1969
Potters shaping the famous Bankura horse by coiling and hand-modelling clay, then firing in open kilns.
Hillside Tea Gardens
Darjeeling, West Bengal · since 1932
A small estate hand-plucking first-flush leaves on slopes above 6,000 feet.
Kantha Sakhi Collective
Birbhum, West Bengal · since 1999
Over forty women stitching kantha from recycled cotton, with income paid directly to each stitcher.
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