தஞ்சாவூர் தலையாட்டி பொம்மை (Thanjavur Thalaiyatti Bommai, "Thanjavur head-shaking doll")
The hand-modeling and hand-painting of Thanjavur's traditional bobble-head and roly-poly dolls, terracotta or paper-mache figures engineered so that all their weight concentrates at a rounded base, allowing the smallest tap to set the entire figure gently oscillating and always return upright — a craft distinct from the region's already-documented Tanjore painting tradition, dating to the early 19th-century reign of Maratha ruler Serfoji II, holding Geographical Indication status since 2008–09, and facing genuine, currently active material pressure as raw material costs rise following bans on local sand mining even as cheap imitations undercut direct artisan sales.
Risk level: Endangered · Not Listed; Geographical Indication status, India (2008–09)
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