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There are many biodegradable materials which have been in draw on
the art and craft trade. The are organic raw materials like fur, feather, horn
nail and tooth are use in hand making many serviceable and decorative
handcrafted articles
Fur : Fur is the covering of the living creatures. Hair
of horse and camel are used for making delicate paint brushes which
are very expensive and demand in the market. The hair is
collected from the animals by trimming their hairy parts and then it is
cleaned and washed for making useful items. Sheep, goats, rabbit, cats etc.
yields abundant manes . The treated materials are then applied in the processed
handle or metallic clips or pasted on the plastic models of different animal.
many artists carry out some wonderful jobs creating live like animals by
dying and coloring the fur pasted on the plastic, clay or wax
model.
Feather : Quill of fowls and birds are very beautiful
and eye catchy. Feather of rooster, hen, ostrich, emu, falcon, kite owl are
used in production of many lovely home decorative like handmade idols and
figurines
Crust : Shield or casing of living beings are also employed
in handcrafts. Shell is one of the commonest of them. Decorative like
shell platter, shell lamps, plant hangers, chandelier are the chief production
in this craft.
Bone : Some beast have strong and big large bones
which carved and engraved into many attractive things. Bones of
elephant, tiger, cow, buffalo, rhinoceros are used in the bone craft.
Nails : Tiger, lion, beer and other animal have hard and
long nails which are also carved like ivory. it has high demand in the
international market because of its splendor. People like it to wear and
decorate the entity.
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