Manipuri artists carves the traditional motifs on ?want? and ?heijuga?. These are the two locally available and suitable wood verities for wood carving. Decoration is done on scab boards, leather belts, swords and sword handles with the resin which is applied in the thickened or fluid form.
The village community halls also known as chandimantaps, which were the centres of rural culture had the best of pillars, brackets beams etc. made out of beautifully carved wood. Some of the chandimantaps can be seen at Atpur and Sripur-Balagarh in the Hooghly district and also in Ula-Balagarh in Nadia district. The examples of wood carving of West Bengal can best be seen in the wooden images of village temples. Some domestic shrines are also made of wood and beautifully carved. Carved figures in classical tradition though simple are very expressive. The style is folk and the subject includes folk gods, goddess and figures. The wood from Bel and neem is used for carving and the figures are then painted with colours.
Udaygiri in Nellore district known for its wooden cutlery and wooden salad bowls, continues a tradition that is about 150 years old.
Etikoppakka, a village (about 80 km from Vishakapatnam) in Andhra Pradesh is well-known for its lacquered toys and products. Tradition has it that the craft has been practised continuously for two centuries. The products made include toys, utility items like bowls, jars, and containers, and ornaments like bangles and ear rings.
Pataras are the traditional customary boxes. These are used for storing items like quilts, linen, valuables and mattresses. There is a tradition of giving a patara to the daughter at the auspicious time of her wedding. Pataras Are available in variety of sizes. There are jewelley and bangle boxes having embossed designs of lions, peacocks, creepers, elephants and horses. These are made up of brass and aluminum sheets.
This craft is found mainly at Sankheda where the local people craft Sagwan wood into smooth, rounded shapes which are put together in set designs to form the furniture";" these are mainly made as co-ordinated sets and have specific colour combinations. The upholstery used for the furniture is cloth or jute. The lacquerware is found designed into chair-backs and chair-legs, hand-rests, and specially carved protrusions to make the chairs more attractive. The colours used for lacquering are gold, silver, red, blue, yellow, orange and black.