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Bead-work
Bead- work is a speciality of Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar and Junagadh.
Decorative pieces like torans, chopat, carpets, caps, and belts are some
of the fine articles of bead-work.
The art of making jewellery and precious stone-cutting
and processing is a traditional handicrafts of Gujarat. Gold smithy includes
filigree-work, open-wire-work, carving etc. The folk jewellery of
excellent designs, characteristic of each village and each community
as a typical art of Gujarat. The silver craft is a specialty
of Kutch, in which light embossing is done on thin silver plates and is
enhanced by etching and scrapping. Attardanis, Gulsbdanis, Flower-vases,
trays, jewellery-boxes, powder-boxes, ash-trays and cigarette-boxes
are some of the articles of silver craft.
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