सावंतवाडी खेळणी (Sawantwadi Khelni)
Sawantwadi is a royal town in Sindhudurg District, Maharashtra, with a lacquered wood toy tradition patronized by the Bhonsle kings of Sawantwadi. The tradition produces lathe-turned and hand-carved objects coated in lacquer and painted with natural and synthetic colors — from simple toys (fruits, vegetables, animals) to elaborate chess sets and decorative objects. Most distinctively, Sawantwadi is the last known center of Ganjifa card making — the hand-painted circular playing cards of Mughal origin, made from cloth coated in lacquer and hand-painted with court scenes, avatars, and mythological figures in miniature. The Ganjifa tradition is critically endangered — fewer than five practitioners worldwide are known to make Ganjifa cards. The broader Sawantwadi lacquer toy tradition is endangered but commercially healthier than Ganjifa. The royal family of Sawantwadi has been the primary institutional patron and protector of both traditions.
Risk level: Critically Endangered · Not inscribed
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