Material: Wood
Craft: Etikoppaka Lacquer Toys
Place: Etikoppaka, India
Color: Vegetable Colors (multi-color)
Measurements: Height 8 Inches Width 6 Inches, Depth 2 Inches
Product weight: 300 Grams
Special Attention: Handcrafted Village Craft
Product Care: Wipe with a soft cloth
Note: Color and designs may slightly vary
*Size and colors may slightly vary
* Assorted colors will be sent
Etikoppaka is a small village on the banks of the Varaha River in the Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh, India. 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 already prepared vegetable dyes are further mixed to the lac, during the process of oxidation. After this process, the end product obtained is rich and colored lacquer. The lac dye is used for decorating the Etikoppaka toys. Kathakali, one of the main forms of classical dance-drama in India,
