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India's handicrafts are famous all over the world. Can you name the

crafts with the help fo descriptions given ?

1 . The handiwork by pen or brush of mythological painting
on cloth of Andhra Pradesh.

2 . Heavy embroidery work on coats, sarees, shoes, canopies
etc. of Uttar Pradesh.
3 . A tribal metal craft common to the trible community of
Ushagaon village in Adilabad district of Andhra Pradesh.

4 . A traditional style of painting of mythological figure
developed in the Mithila regions of Bihar.

5 . The unique tie-and-dye method of designing fabrics of
Rajasthan.

6 . A traditional style of textile designing which literally
means 'flower working'.
7 . A unique handicraft in which silver is drawn into thin wire
made into thin sheets to make fine jewellery, buttons,
hair pins, jewellery boxes, and vases.

8 . The art of enamelling jewellery in Rajasthan.

9 . A skillful embroidery with white thread of Lucknow, Uttar
Pradesh.
10. Earthly wonders of Bastar (Chhattisgarh) and figurines
and horses of Bankura (West Bengal) made of burnt clay or
wood.

Bandhani Phulkari Kalamkari Silver Filigree Metal Craft
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CluesCluesClues DID A traditional craft of tie-and-dye
YOU
Meenakari, Terracotta, Kalamkari, Madhubani technique in cotton and silk of
Know
Painting, Phulkari, Chikenkari, Zardosi, Silver Andhra Pradesh is called Ikat.
filigree, Bandhani, Dokra Metal Craft.

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