An Angelic Artistry

THE CRAFTED BASKETS THAT ARE BEING USED BY NAGARATHAR

Palm Leaf Replicate - Chettinad Tape - Baskets. Handmade Weaving Tradition With Vibrant Colours.

The Kottan: The Palmyra Basket of Chettinad not only showcases the finest basket weaving tradition of the region, but also serves as an important record of the traditional techniques of kottan basketry that were languishing for decades.

The journey of the beautiful Kottan from its role as a hobby craft in the Chettiar community, to its disappearance and revival are Amazing thing to Read.

This record of the kottan as the traditional basket of Chettinad captures the history of the basket, what it was in earlier times and its present day condition.

The Chettinad kottan is a finely woven palm leaf basket that was a hobby craft with a practical function. Traditionally called the Segappolaikottan because of its distinctive segappu or pinkish red colour, the basket served as a creative yet functional outlet to the industrious Chettiar housewife or Aachis as they were called, whose spare time was not idly wasted.

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