Wooden Materials

Wooden Materials
India is a major producer of wood-based products, including pulp, paper, plywood, furniture, wooden handicrafts. Sometimes a fascinating mix of cultures is represented in things like furniture. This is certainly true in India. Its major exporting hubs are the EU, US and the Middle East.

Walnut wood carving is a speciality of Kashmir. Sankheda furniture is painted with designs on a lacquered background. The famous Rajasthan puppets are also made in Bassi. The Kondapalli toys of Andhra Pradesh are famous. Mysore's sandalwood sculptures are precious and increasingly rare.