Sold By Vannangal Kottans
- Type : Handmade
- Material : Palm leaves, Dyes & Threads
- Color : Green and White
- Uniqueness : Ecofriendly, Vibrant Colors and Long-lasting
- Size : LxWxH – 4inX3.5inX4in
- Weight : 200 grams
- Shipping Info : Delivery in 2-7 days.
Chettinad Kottans is a beautiful addition to your living space. Their charming vibrant colours and weave pattern gives it a touch of elegance and class. It also helps in organizing and storing things.
The Kottans or Palm Leaf Basketry is native to Tamil Nadu are unique and exclusive. These are handcrafted with immense love and efforts by talented women of the Chettiar community and women groups around coastal regions.
These products are Sustainable & Eco-friendly. Their light weight feature makes it extremely portable to carry along and used as multipurpose utility.
• Best Use : Use it as a gift hamper basket, Return gifts, Home organizer, Makeup organizer, Men’s grooming kit holder and storage organiser.
• Package Content : Pack of 2 Chettinad Plain Box.
• Care Instructions : Dust with dry cloth and wipe with soft cloth and do not use water.
Palm leaves called as kuruthu are cleaned and sun dried. Then the leaf strips are sliced into desired lengths and wrapped in a cotton cloth for the further use.
Dyeing process is done by adding leaves in to dye bath, then dried in the shade to avoid fading due to direct sunlight.
The dyed strips are washed and dried in the shade again, then the strips are cut into needed length and dipped in water to make it easier to fold and unfold and the art of weaving is begun.
Weaving starts from base, sides and rim which turns into a beautiful charming kottans.
| General | |
| Model | Plain-Box |
| SKU | GI-CK-PlainBox-SQ-G |
| Brand | Geo Artisan Group |
| Package and Dimensions | |
| Product Dimension (LxWxH) | 10.16inx10.16inx10.16in |
| Product Weight | 0.20kg |
| Product Shape | square |
| In The Box | 2 |
| Net Quantity | 1 |
| Shipping Dimensions (L x W x H) | 24.00inx20.00inx14.00in |
| Shipping Weight | 0.28kg |
| Free Shipping(All India) | Yes |
| Package Size Type | Medium |
| GI_Attributes | |
| GI Number | 200 |
| GI Name | Chettinad Kottan |
| Material & Color | |
| Primary Color | Green |
| Returnable | |
| Returnable | Yes |
This craft is practiced in the Chettinad area of Tamil
Nadu. Chettinad is a region in the Sivaganga district of southern Tamil Nadu,
India. Chettinad is comprised of its capital Karaikudi and 74 other villages.
Presently kottans are made in the village of Keeliarpatty (training centre), in
neighbouring village households and coastal regions of Tamil Nadu.
The Kottans were handwoven in the Chettinad region by
the women of the Chettiar community as a hobby craft. Chettinad Kottan has been
noted for its unique style and colours. Traditionally these colourful kottans
containing betel nut leaves and areca nuts were given to friends and people as
a form of invitation or agreement. Also kottans were decorated with beads and
crochet. However, this art is almost extinct.
Main raw material Palmyra leaf which is locally called
as Panamaram’ is found growing wild in and around farms and uncultivated
lands. Kottan products were awarded the
UNESCO Seal of Excellence in 2004 and was given the Geographical Indication
(GI) tag in the year 2012.
