Sankheda furniture

[3] In recent years, colour innovation has been adopted with black, blue, green, ivory, copper, silver and burgundy shades.

[5][6][7] According to historical records this type of furniture was reported in the 17th century by George Rocques, a French writer and James Forbes, a British civil servant.

[1] A local legend narrated to the origin of this craft form is that a spiritually oriented person, to avoid Mughal invaders, came to Sankheda and stayed in a hut with a wood cutter who looked after him.

However, the night he vanished from the village, the wood cutter saw him in his dream and the sagely person blessed him with skills of craftsmanship in carpentry.

[8] Apart from traditional furniture in a wide range of three piece settees, headboards, beds, garden swings, dressing tables, rocking chairs, tables, screens, divan, etc., [9][10] other handicraft innovations introduced in this format are wall-hangings, pedestal lamps, flower vases and pen stands, toys, kitchen ware and support for hammocks.