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WoodworkGI Tagged · 2016-17
Etikoppaka Toys
TownEtikoppaka
StateAndhra Pradesh
Craft typeWoodwork
GI tag2016-17
About
Eco-friendly lacquered wooden toys turned from softwood on a traditional lathe and coloured using natural, non-toxic vegetable and lac dyes rather than synthetic paint, following a tradition over two centuries old.
Did you know? Etikoppaka artisans revived their craft's natural-dye tradition in the 1990s specifically to make the toys safe for children to chew on — the vegetable and lac-based colours used today are entirely non-toxic, a rarity among painted wooden toys worldwide.