Friends Art and Crafts

Palm Leaves

Palm Leaf etching or Talapatrachitras It is one of the most ancient crafts. The art originated when written communication began. After processing the palm leafs as per the required equal size and sewn together to form a foldable surface for tracing the images by a sharp pointed iron tool known as Lakahani . A paste made of bean leaves, charcoal made of burnt coconut shells, til oil and turmeric is rubbed on the etchings that highlights the figures. After it is dried a wet cloth is used to clean the extra colors.