Brass, bamboo and a whole lot more

Hand woven cloth materials on display Collection includes eye-catching tribal ornaments — Photo: C. Venkatachalapathy Traditional treat: Items on display at the handicraft exhibition. PUDUCHERRY: An exhibition of traditional handicraft and handloom products from the northeast, which began at the Vel Sokkanathan Thiruman Nilayam on Wednesday, brings together an assorted array of items made of bamboo, cane and hand woven materials. The exhibition is being organised by the North Eastern Handicrafts and Handlooms Development Corporation Limited in collaboration with the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) of the Union Ministry of Textiles. The exhibition of items made by artisans of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim features cane and bamboo craft, handloom products, hand woven... [read full story]