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Tribal Craft of Darjeeling Stores

Darjeeling is a hilly district of West Bengal, at the foot of Kanchanjangha pick of Himalayas. People from Nepal, Sikkim, Tibet, Bhutan and West Bengal as well, settled here. Darjeeling is basically known for the vast range of tea-gardens spread across the district. Darjeeling tea, as everybody knows, is famous round the world. Apart from the tea gardens, Darjeeling is well known for the tribal crafts. Therefore, not only in Darjeeling, Tribal Craft of Darjeeling stores can be seen almost everywhere in India.

The tribal handicrafts of Darjeeling are quite different from crafts of the other parts of the state and as well as the country. Unlike the crafts that are produced in the rest of West Bengal, the Tribal Craft of Darjeeling are made mainly to prevail the cultural heritage of of Buddhism in eastern Himalayas. Therefore, Tribal Craft of Darjeeling stores are considered as one of the other places to visit in Darjeeling. Tourists, who make a trip to Darjeeling, do not resist themselves to shop in the Tribal Craft of Darjeeling stores.

Tribal crafts of Darjeeling include

Bamboo and cane crafts
Sculpture model of bronze figure using direct wax
Traditional scroll painting, namely 'Thanka'.
Tibetian woolen carpets.

The above mentioned goods are the must ones in the Tribal Craft of Darjeeling stores. 'Thanka's depict the painted form of Jataka tales from the Buddhist scriptures. These are made in the most traditional way by the craftsmen using the paper from Tibet and Nepal. Grounded stone and earthen colors are used to make these Thankas.

The craftsmen of Darjeeling district, are skilled of making beautiful cane baskets of various shapes and designs. These craftspersons also prepare ceremonial baskets, cages and fishing traps which are made with lot of effort and required skilled technique. These unique goods are also available in the Tribal Craft of Darjeeling stores.

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