Sikki Art of Bihar । Ruby Devi । Trade Fair Delhi

Описание: Rubi Devi is a sikki artist from Madhubani (Bihar). In this video she talks about Sikki Art. She also shows some home products which you can use for different home purposes. Avoid plastic and use these grass products.

Sikki grass is grown in the wet and marshy area, the area of heavy rainfall, around the rivers and pounds in North Bihar. These golden grass are collected by Harijans and sold in the local market
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The sikki is characterized by its wonderful beautiful golden colour, so it is also called Golden Grass. It is also colored into different shades of colours e.g. red, yellow, green, deep blue, purple, and pink, etc. with the natural golden colour to make the final product more attractive. Before you can use, sikki it needs to be soaked in water to make it more pliable as it is coiled around the munj. Dyeing is achieved by boiling sikki in different colours. Now the main structure is shaped with munj or khar (other types of grass) to provide the basic shape and additional strength to the sikki product. Due to its abundance, generally, munj is used for coiling purpose in Mithila region of Bihar.

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