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Lit clay diyas on a brass plate

Objects & Craft

Things with stories

Dhokra brass pieces laid out on a white cloth

Objects · Bastar

Dhokra Nandi by Sumitra

via Tribes India · About 900 g

₹1,356

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A Bidriware vessel with silver inlay set into blackened metal

Objects · Bidar

Bidriware box with silver wire inlay

via Tribes India · 11 × 8 × 3 cm

₹2,860

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Water pots (handas) at Tambat Aali, the coppersmiths' lane in Pune

Kitchen · Copper

Copper water bottle, 1 litre

via P-TAL · Hand-hammered

₹1,989

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Black Longpi pottery pans and cups with cane-wrapped handles

Kitchen · Manipur

Longpi oval serving bowl

via Brown Living · Ukhrul

₹2,300

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Handmade paper goods in red, green, teal and blue, with crinkled and streaked textures, made by a women's self-help group in India

Desk & Study

Bagru block-print notebook, handmade paper

via iTokri · 18 × 13 cm

₹500

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A long Pattachitra painting of Ganesha in a chariot drawn by mice

Wall art · Odisha

Panchmukhi Ganesha Pattachitra by Purusottam Swain

via MeMeraki · Made to order

₹6,000

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Photos are representative of each craft and do not show the listed pieces. Via Wikimedia Commons: Sumita Roy Dutta (CC BY-SA 4.0); Marsupium (public domain); कल्याणी कोतकर (CC BY-SA 4.0); Goutam1962 (CC BY-SA 4.0); McKay Savage (CC BY 2.0); Shakti (CC BY-SA 3.0). Prices checked on 6 October 2026.