Stacking Cat - Andhra Etikoppaka Wooden Toys

Name : Stacking Cat - Andhra Etikoppaka Wooden Toys

Material : Wood

Net Quantity (N) : 1

Age : 1-2Years

Stacking Counting Plugging Baby Toddler Children Toys | Height 5 Inches | Handmade Handicraft Artifacts Art Work. LACQUERWARE TOYS : Located on the banks of the river Varaha in Vishakhapatnam district of AP, is a small village called Etikoppaka. Made in the Etikoppaka region of Andhra Pradesh, these toys are made with lacquer color and are traditionally known as Etikoppaka toys or Etikoppaka Bommalu. The village is very famous for its toys made of wood. The toys are also called as lacquer toys because of application of lacquer coating. The wood is sourced from locally grown Ankudu or Wrightia tinctoria trees. Ankudu plantations were done on 60 hectares of degraded forest land from 1997 onward by the State’s Forest Development Corporation. The community today has around 150 households who practice the craft form. The village has a glorious history where the local Jamindars started recognizing the possibility of making splendid and attractive toys much before independence. These are well known for canon toys, lord Ganesha form and bullock etc. The toys are made out of wood and are colored with natural dyes derived from seeds, lacquer, bark, roots and leaves. The wood used to make the toys is soft in nature and the art of toy making is also known as Turned wood Lacquer craft. While making the Etikoppaka toys, lac, a colorless resinous secretion of numerous insects, is used. The al

Country of Origin : India