Village Women Craft Wildlife

If you are in Ranthambore for a tiger safari tour then you must also grab the opportunity to explore the culture and traditions of Rajasthan. The Village Women Craft is situated at the RIICO Industrial Area, Gas Plant Road in Ranthambhore. Village woman craft is a must visit shopping destination in Ranthambhore. It supports the pastoral women of Ranthambore and its neighboring areas to become self-sufficient and financially stable. It is a social initiative that is taken up in Ranthambore with the intent of maximizing the economic status of the artisans and thus promoting the survival of traditional craft.

If you visit this beautiful place, you will find get to explore an array of handmade crafts which include carpets, woolen carpets, hand knotted silk, tribal rugs, woolen rugs, modern oriental decorative rugs, cotton kilims and many more. Apart from these craft there, you will also get blown away by seeing the vast variety of Indian textiles such as pashmina shawls , silk scarves, stoles, pashmina stoles, cushion covers, bed covers, embroidery fabrics, curtains, brocade, table cloths, wall hangings with mirror work as well as beautiful wildlife paintings.

Village Women Craft views the art of craftsmanship to be as cultural, social and economic power. Despite being trivialized due to urbanization and industrialization, it has got the power and ability to play an important role financially.Village Women Craft is basically a step taken for making the women self dependant. The manufacturer of these local art and craft, wildlife paintings, fine quality silk, woolen carpets and tribal rugs that provide floor coverings and unique handmade carpets make them according to the customized requirements made by the clients. Their most special items are the hand knotted silk and woolen rugs, modern oriental decorative rugs and cotton kilims that restore the traditional charm.

The Village women Crafts enterprise diligently helps the village women and their families in becoming independent. As most of these women were married at a very young age, only few of them are educated. This is a very unfortunate thing which still happens in certain villages of our country. But, we as a country are now putting efforts in order to empower women. Their business creates a huge impact in the society and plays an immensely positive role by empowering women.

Also the women who are not educated are tremendously creative and their work speaks well for themselves. All the products of the Village Women Craft are handcrafted and range from woolen carpets, wildlife paintings, wooden sculptures, cotton and woolen kilims, silver jewelry and many more. Mostly all the items are prepared by the village women. There are some really great woodblock prints, quilts and scarves available which you will definitely like.

You will witness a variety of painted items on old stock paper to purchase. Almost all the paintings are made with vegetable colors or mineral rocks that are found in nature. They make use of the hair of a squirrels tail on their paintbrush for painting.

They also sell handmade carpets which are made by the local families and also rugs which are made with either silk or camel hair. If you find something you like they will ship the carpet for you back to your home and if you wish to have a larger carpet or a smaller one, they will make that for you.

There is literally so much to see on display like the wonderful paintings of wildlife in particular including the tigers, textiles, woven goods, jewelry and clothing. You will find quite a lot of items for yourself as well as for your family.