Others

Charakku, is made of bell-metal and is one of the largest cooking vessels. The surface of the vessel is made up of old gold tint which maintains its original colour and luster. Charakku does not require any kind of polishing or tinning. These vessels are used on ceremonial occasions to prepare payasam(sweei dish made out coconut milk) in large quantities.There are handles on the sides for easy lifting. Large sizes of charakku have a diameter of almost five feet and are wide and shallow.

Kiritams, the expressive headgears worn by Kathakali dancers, is designed for the part played by the dancers";" pacha (green) is for the benevolent and noble while kathi (knife) symbolises evil and demon-like characters. Each headgear comprises two coronets superimposed with two bud shaped domes, a large circular disc behind it which is supported with a halo between the coronet and the disc. The headgear is carved out of wood with each row decorated with closely knit silver beads on a red scarlet base. Glass pieces fixed on aluminium foils, large glass flower petals and small silver beads are in the centre.

Broom-making is an extremely relevant example of using specialised craft skills to create items of everyday use - of the merging of utilitarianism and craft technique and skill in the artisans' hands. Broom-makers from village Kamedh in Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh, like the family of Sharada Verma, have been making brooms - from the leaves of the khajur or date-palm tree (Phonenix dactylifera) - for over seven generations. These families of broom-makers, the Bargundas, belong to the Khajurvanshi community.