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.
