Haryana being an agricultural state, women also work with men in the fields; hence crafts have not evolved into art forms and remain rooted to their original usage. Nevertheless, the arts and crafts never cease to fascinate the true art connoisseurs.
Art and craft of Haryana mainly covers the range of pottery, embroidery and weaving. Colourful Phulkari dupatta of Haryana is famous in India and abroad. Art and craft of Haryana also include sculpture and murals both of Persian and Mughal style. Woven furniture, artistic sheet metal work, wooden bead making, zari & tilla jutti (leather footwear), lace work, bone carving, wood carving are some of the artistic craft that Haryana is known for.
Panipat in Haryana is famous for its handloom tradition, especially rugs and upholstery fabric that is the reason why it is known as a major textile town in India.
Haryana is famous for two types of woven furniture Mudhas (round stools) and chairs made of sarkanda (a reed) from Farookh Nagar and pidhis from Soniepat which are essentially wooden stools with seat woven in cotton threads or sutli.
One of the interesting items made at Jhijjar is pitcher made from clay. Interestingly, the clay gives a sweet taste to the water stored in the pitcher.
Craft cluster division of Haryana
|
Sr. No. |
Meta cluster |
Craft cluster |
Craft |
1 |
Gurgaon |
Firozpur Jhirka
Pataudi
Farookh Nagar |
Terracotta, Metal jewellery
Mudah making |
2 |
Rewari |
Kaisthwada
Rampura
Qutabpur |
Brass Metal
zari jutti
zari jutti |
3 |
Jhajjar |
Bahadur garh
Jhajjar |
Sandalwood carving,
Terracotta |
4 |
Faridabad |
Badkhal
Palwal
Hodal |
Terracotta,
Basketry,
Bone carving |
5 |
Sonepat |
Farmana |
Zari jutti, peedha making |
6 |
Panipat |
Panipat |
Punja durries |
7 |
Karnal |
- |
Zari jutti |
8 |
Ambala |
Barara, Akbarpur
Barara, Racheri |
Crochet, embroidery, Punja durries |
9 |
Bhiwani |
Dinod
Biran
Halawas
Nandha |
Wooden beads
Wooden beads
Mudha making
Mudha making |
10 |
Chandigarh |
- |
Embroidery, pot painting |
11 |
Kurukshetra |
- |
Terracotta, peeda making |
12 |
Hissar |
Shanti Nagar
Bigher |
Zari jutti
Punja durries |
13 |
Sirsa |
- |
Jewellery, Pot painting |
14 |
Mahendragarh |
Narnaul
Talot |
Lac bangles,
Wood craft |
15 |
Yamuna Nagar |
Jagadhari |
Hand embroidery |
16 |
Rohtak |
- |
Leather & wood work |
17 |
Jind |
- |
Sanghi craft |
18 |
Kaithal |
- |
Sanghi craft |
19 |
Panchkula |
- |
Embroidery, wood work |