Art and Crafts of Mizoram

The popular art and crafts of Mizoram involves a significant sector of the industrial market of the state. The famous handicrafts of Mizoram are made with bamboo, textiles, cane works, and basketry. The womenfolk of this northeastern Indian state are associated with weaving. Some of the traditional art and craft items to buy in Mizoram while traveling there are puanspuon dum, thangou puon, puon pie, jawl puon, puon laisen, hmarm, thangsuo puon, and zakuolaisen, bamboo, and cane products such as jewelry. Basketry is another important art and craft to try out during your time in this northeast Indian state.

The bamboo and cane craft is one of the main traditional crafts in Mizoram, and the bamboo has been utilised in making a variety of items, from furniture to commercial items. Canes are also used in the preparation of hats baskets of various shapes and sizes. Among the many purposes that baskets in Mizoram serve, one of them is storing clothes, ornaments and other valuable items. While broad baskets are meant for cotton, vegetables and firewood, closed baskets are used for grains. Along with the use of cane and bamboo,fibres and leaves are also used.