Tirukanur Papier Mache Craft

“Tirukanur Papier Mache Craft” is a popular craft work in which is made of paper pulp is coarsely meshed and mixed with copper sulphate and rice flour molded into the desired shape. This art exists among the people of Pudhucherry from their ancestors and they still continue to make more innovative products. The conception of design, plotting it on the mould and then on finished products require great skill and experience. The correct choice of design and intricacy of the work is done by the master craftsman. This process requires skill and experience to get perfection. They change the designs according to the generation and the consumer wants. One more important feature of this art is that they use only natural colours.