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Ivory wood
The trees and shrubs which are used in making
various handicrafts and other usable products are known as ivory woods or
golden grasses. These woods are used for weaving basket, carpets and
furniture as well as required for shaping mugs for tea coffee and beer,
hukka (ciggy) musical instruments and many more. These materials
were used by man since thousands of years. And now the craftsman have
attained mastery over the work by perfecting their art of creation. Ivory woods
are sculpted, engraved, weaved and painted into different shapes, sizes
and color according to the demand in the market for these hand crafts.
Cane and bamboo works are the most popular through out the world. Weaving
baskets, carpets, making furniture, swings and mugs and head gears for
the farmers and workers in the fields, umbrella of leaves are the
significant products out of ivory woods. The modern world is craves
for the handicrafts like beautiful bamboo screens , carpets, floor
mats , fishing devices, swings, sofa sets, crunch sticks, official sticks and
cane bamboo bridges and cane belts, kora grass mats, Mizo, Botswana baskets
which are made of golden grasses.
Bamboo:
Bamboo is a super quality grass found in various parts of the world. It had
been collected from the jungle for constructing huts as a building
material. This is very strong durable and light weighted too. It was
widely used for building houses in early days. Due to flexibility and
consistency it was used for making furniture too.
Cane:
Cane can be called as solid stem of lender palms or jointed grass reeds and
hallow steam of giant grasses. It is pliable and can be easily bend without
breaking. It is weaved into chairs, swings, sofa set, tables and many other
durable home furnishing items. Attractive walking sticks, canes and other
articles are made of this golden grass.
Talipot:
Palm leaves are used as roofing in the ancient times. Besides this many woven
items like talipot are made of palm leaves. This is a fanning instrument
made of palm leaves. It is used by the people who are bereft of electricity and
also used by the passengers who journey long distances during summer. Above all
it is a beautiful home decor and a need for every home and houses.
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