Eight living traditions

The crafts of Kutch

Nowhere else in India holds this density of handwork. Every one of these crafts is still made in a home you can visit.

Ajrakh texture

AjrakhSixteen stages of indigo, madder and river water

Bandhani texture

BandhaniTen thousand knots, one shake of the cloth

Bhujodi Weaving texture

Bhujodi WeavingShawls that carry the desert's geometry in wool

Copper Bells texture

Copper BellsBells tuned by hammer and ear, one note at a time

Khavda Pottery texture

Khavda PotteryHarappan shapes, thrown from the Rann's own clay

Kutch Embroidery texture

Kutch EmbroiderySixteen communities, sixteen stitches, one shining grassland

Lippan Kaam texture

Lippan KaamMud and mirror, turning walls into lanterns

Rogan Art texture

Rogan ArtPainting with a thread of boiled castor oil