Bamboo product
Bamboo is used all over the hills regions of Nepal to make life easy. People of Nepal use bamboo for all purpose for ex. roof, fence, cradle, basket, carpet, bed, cupboard, table, chair, ladder etc. So, bamboo is a backbone of Nepalese village society. Most of the people from mongoloid family weave bamboo to make household product of crafts that are sold in the market.
Jewelries
Nepal is multiethnic country like India. Each of the ethnic group has their own jewelries. Most popular among hill women is tilhari, paute and Phuli. People from mountain region wear coral, turquoise and dzi beads mixed neckless. Most of the Gurung, Lepcha, Magar women are decorated with Kantha, Phuli as well Bulaki between nostils. In Kathmandu valley traditionally, Newar people wear tikma, tayo sikha and lun swan over head in their marriage ceremony. People from Humla like to adorn with coin and shell chain as well they wear ring with coin.
Khukuri
The special nepali knife in arc shape is known as Khukuri. Nepalese soldiers are always decorated with this knife. In local life farmers hold this khukuri to cut the wood in the forest. They also use this knife in household purposes.
Lokta paper
Lokta paper is a paper made of Daphne Bhoula or Daphne papyracea. Nepal use traditionally this paper in official purpose. Still uses of this paper somehow exist in government office. Today lot of decorative item, note book, greeting cards, lamp shade, photo albums are made of this paper. People also use this paper to make traditional rope incenses.
Metal sculpture
Patan, a city of fine art is very popular for metal sculpture. People from around the world come to buy religious statues made in Patan. Its high-quality sculpture made its production popular everywhere. Wax lost method and repoussé are two method traditionally used to make a statue in Nepal. Beside this city is known for household metal utensils and ritual objects.
Singing bowl
Today, it is known as a Himalayan bowl or a meditation bowl because of its location of fabrication and uses. At the beginning this bowl is used by monk for demanding alms and eating. Afterward they used it for meditation because of peaceful sound released from it when the edge is rubbed. Later on, bowl is used also for relaxation and remedy different illness with its vibration. Nepal is perfect location, particularly Patan for the production of these bowls.
Thanka & Paubha
The painting painted in the cotton is known as Thanka in Himalaya and Paubha in the valley of Kathmandu. Thanka is a repetitive religious art and Paubha is religious art involving artist creation based on religious literature and philosophy. At the beginning this is a job only for monks to use in religious rite, ritual, meditation and decoration of monastery. In course of time, it is also being a decorative object and commercialize in the market. Thus, many Tamang people are involved in this art of Thanka and Newar for Paubha in the valley. We can see many Thanka painting school in touristic area.
Wooden Mask
In Tibetan Buddhism, during different occasions mask dance is performed in the courtyard of monastery. These masks are representation of different divinities who played important role to install and protect Buddhism in Tibet. Thus, this dance often recounts the history of Tibetan Buddhism.
Wooden sculpture
The Kathmandu valley is well known for wooden sculpture. This is omnipresent in the valley i.e. ancient residents, temples, monasteries, rest houses, ancient palaces, god house etc. The valley is synonymous of the sculpture. Every wooden part of the temple and monasteries are sculpted in geometrical and floral pattern with mythical creature, human, animals and divinities. The eight auspicious symbols and vase is often used in the sculpture. People from Bungamati in Lalitpur and Bhaktapur still preserved this profession today.
