Artists scrupulously carve bold and attractive floral motifs onto tables. Some designs involve parrots or religious designs. Sideboards, desks, chairs, easels, screens etc are few other items made by these craftsmen of Tamil Nadu who use Rosewood as the base for their displaying their arts.
Ivory in Gujarat is mostly used in inlay work. Bangles and sandal wood articled inlaid with it.
Agate is a semi-transparent mineral composed of quartz in different colours and found in river beds. The raw stones are processed by heating, chiselling, surfacing, polishing and drilling before they are turned into artistic articles such as ear-rings, necklaces studs, bowls, and trays. The industry is located in Cambay.
Rajasthan is famed for its exquisite woodcraft. Hand carved wooden screens, friezes and jharokas (windows) of latticework or Jali, furniture (cabinets, stools, chairs, tables and cupboards) and house hold items (boxes, picture frames, spoons and ladles) are made of wood. Barmer, Jodhpur, Kishangarh and Shekhawati regions have all their unique styles of furniture making. The miniature paintings embossed sleek tables and chairs of Barmer have made a name for themselves while the quaint Jodhpur pieces lend an olde worlde charm to the homes.
Carved wooden furniture has different styles in different parts of Rajasthan. The most famous work on furniture is the latticework. Jodhpur and Kishangarh are known for carved caskets, screens, doors, chairs, etc.
The furniture of Rajasthan is in harmony with its palaces and havelis, displaying similar intricate design and carving. The painted furniture of Jodhpur and Kishangarh consists of screens, doors, traditional caskets, doors, traditional caskets, low tables and chairs. Delicately carved wooden doors are made in Ramgarh, Shekhawati and Bikaner. The craft men of Barmer specialize in the art of wood carving, and tables. Tilonia furniture stands out with its fine embroidery work on leather while white metal plated Patra furniture has a charm of its own.
Found in abundance in the hills, the crafts persons of Garhwal & Kumaon mastered the art of wood carving. The wood carving of Garhwal & Kumaon are famous for its simple and beautiful designs. In the past, houses were beautifully ornamented with carved wooden doors and it was considered to be a reflection of a man's status. The wealthier a person was, the bigger was the front wooden door and more complicated were the carved designs. Even today the wooden front doors of many houses of Garhwal are beautifully carved with floral designs, animals and fishes.
The wood carving in Sikkim is symbolic of true art of India. Throughout Sikkim, one can trace monasteries and buildings, festooned with symbols and icons carved in wood. The mask dance of Sikkim is also portrayed in wood carvings. You can find superb masks made out of wood and papier-mâché. Pemayangtse Monastery is a fine specimen of carved wooden sculptures and wood carvings.
Punjab is well known for its artistic woodwork. Punjabi carpenters are highly skilled in making strong, durable and at the same time, visually attractive furniture. Their specialty lies in making a creative bed that has the back fitted with mirrors and has beautifully carved, colorful legs called pawas. Various motifs of animals, birds, natural scenery and geometrical patterns are used for carving on the pawas. Low, comfortable seats called peeras, similar to a small table, but comparatively very small in size, is unique to Punjab. Peeras are made in almost every village of Punjab.
Wood carving is another important handicraft of Orissa. This again can be broadly grouped into three sub-groups-painted wood carvings, plain wood carvings and wood turned items. In the first group we have painted wooden toys of Puri and Bargarh masks, and idols and chariot decorations. Usually light varieties of wood are preferred and vegetable and mineral colours are used. The art is mostly practiced by the carpenter caste who have the title Moharana. They use the simple carpentry tools like hammer, chisel etc.