Across districts, artisans keep Bengal’s tradition of doll-making alive using jute, clay, cloth, wood and their own ingenuity to recreate dolls in a more contemporary setting.
Step into an old Bengali home and you might still spot a terracotta horse or elephant adorning the house. These earthy dolls made of clay trace their roots to the village of Panchmura in the late seventh century during the reign of the Malla dynasty.