Traditional Crafts

Last Updated on: April 01, 2022

1. HANDICRAFT:Decorative items of daily use including furnitures,gift items, decoration items etc. are prepared by rural artisans out of cane and bamboo are wide spread in the district.

2. BELL AND BRASS METAL INDUSTRY:The renowned town of Sarthebari is well-known for the household bell and brass-metal industry. Traditional utensils and fancy items designed by the artisans are found in every Assamese household. Most popular utensils here prepared are xorai for offering as gift to namghars and bota on which paan and betel nuts served by hosts to guests.

3. POTTERY: Pottery works are popular among the common people.The Hira community is engaged in this profession. Ethnic and traditional items of daily use are prepared by the artisans. Great mathematician Varahmihira is said to have stayed in a potter's village of Lehi dongra (now eroded by river Brahmaputra).

4. WOODEN-CRAFT:Among the various articles preserved in the Satras, the decorative items made out of wood reflects the skillful artistry of the carpenters. The Guru Asana or the pedestal of the guru,various animals and birds figuring in mythology are aesthetically designed by the artisans.

5. MASK:Bhaonas or plays introduced by Shrimanta Sankardeva used masks which are made with tribal art and folk element. These are prepared with materials like terracotta,pith,metal,bamboo,wood etc.

6. JEWELLARY:Barpeta is famous centre for preparation of Traditional Assamese ornaments with Gold. The ornaments are still as popular as during the medieval period among the female community.

7. PAINTINGS:Paintings are traced back to the medieval period. Paintings available in the Satras reflect the skillful work of the painters.

8. IVORY CARVING:Materials including Ornaments,Toys, images of Gods and Goddessess,Animals, Comb etc are made by skillful artisans of Barpeta since the time of Shrimanta Sankardeva.