Sikki Grass Craft
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- Sikki Grass Crafts are a Specially grass made handicrafts.
- Sikki is a Special types of grass.
- Sikki grass found in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh ( Northern Parts States of India).
- Various types of Handmade handicrafts are made from Sikki Grass.
- It’s a ancient art of making items.
- Sikki Grass craft are very popular in Bihar. Specially Tharu women have been weaving traditional baskets and Handicrafts from sikki grass for centuries.
- Tharu Women are a women from Tharu peoples, who are an ethenic groups indigeneous to the Norther Bihar and Terai in Southern Nepal.
- Tharu Peopople are recognized by Government of Nepal as an official Nationality.
- Government of India recognized Tharu Pepoles as a Scheduled Tribe (ST).
- In India, they mostly lived in Indian Terai regions States of Indian ( Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand ).
- Sikki flower head is cut off and dired .
- Resulting fine golden sikki grass fibre is used in weaving to make Dolls, Toys, Dolchi (Baskets).
- After weaving all handicarafts may be Painted.
- Sikki Grass made Boxes are popularly known as Pauti.
- Pauti are given to daughters by parents in weddings in this community.
- Pauti widely used in this community for as a Sindoor, Ornaments, Jewelry Containers.
- Pauti – Pauti is small boxex or containers for Jewelry, Vermilion (Sindoor), Dry Fruits etc.
- Jhappa – It’s a big container with caps for food grains, sweets, spices, etc.
- Mauni – It’s a baskets for fresh fruits, betel leafs, nuts, flowers etc. Gumla – Gumla is a Bowl or Containers for Various Uses.
- Saji – Saji is a flower baskets.
- Bindeshwari Devi: Women behind Sikki Grass Crafts
