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Sankheda

Craftsmen of the Kharadi community coat mango-wood forms with layers of lac — a resin mixed with earth pigments — building a surface both rich and fragile. The furniture carries warmth in its weight and memory in its colour.

Silver Jewellery

Tribal silver from Gujarat encodes identity, season, and belonging in every curve. Cast or beaten by silversmiths who learned from their grandfathers, the pieces echo older cosmologies — moons, fish, seeds, and the unbroken line of a people who moved with the land.

Terracotta Horse

Terracotta horses are traditional clay figures connected to ritual, memory, and local craft. Their handmade form reflects both devotion and the living relationship between land, material, and community.

Charu Pot

The charu is a ritual vessel whose form has changed little across centuries. Shaped on the wheel from local clay and fired in open kilns, it carries water, grain, or sacred offerings. Its simple roundness holds a language older than text.

Painted Terracotta Ware

Painted terracotta from Gujarat carries the colour language of the land — ochre, red, and white drawn from earth and mineral. Each mark made on unfired clay connects the maker to generations of hands that shaped the same forms.