Description
Material : Treated and carved by the Soft Ivory wood or called as Alada Mara in Kannada
Color : Coated with lacquer which is made from vegetable dyes. These dyes are used in the colouring process to ensure that the toys and dolls are non-toxic and safe for use by children. Design: These wooden toys doesn’t have sharp edges and light weight so that kids and babies can handle them easily Safety : Made with non-toxic natural wood and painted with vegetable natural color which 100% safe to kids and Infants age below 5 years
History: Channapatna toys are a particular form of wooden toys (and dolls) that are manufactured in the town of Channapatna, Karnataka. This traditional craft is protected as a geographical indication (GI) under the World Trade Organization, administered by the Government of Karnataka. As a result of the popularity of these toys, Channapatna is known as Gombegala Ooru (toy-town) of Karnataka. Traditionally, the work involved lacquering the wood of the Wrightia tinctoria tree, colloquially called Aale mara (ivory-wood).
History: Channapatna toys are a particular form of wooden toys (and dolls) that are manufactured in the town of Channapatna, Karnataka. This traditional craft is protected as a geographical indication (GI) under the World Trade Organization, administered by the Government of Karnataka. As a result of the popularity of these toys, Channapatna is known as Gombegala Ooru (toy-town) of Karnataka. Traditionally, the work involved lacquering the wood of the Wrightia tinctoria tree, colloquially called Aale mara (ivory-wood).