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[[File:Sikki_grass_craft.jpg|200px|thumb|Sikki grass handicrafts]]<br />
'''Sikki grass crafts''' are various [[handicrafts]] that are made from a special kind of grass known as sikki found in [[Bihar]] and [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.umsas.org/en/bihar-arts-crafts/sikki-craft/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-12-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227072459/http://www.umsas.org/en/bihar-arts-crafts/sikki-craft/ |archivedate=2013-12-27 }}</ref> The art of making items from sikki grass is an ancient one in the province of [[Bihar]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://artycraftz.in |title=Community for Artisans}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=सिक्की ग्रास आर्ट - Khabar Street |url=https://www.khabarstreet.com/siki-gras-art/ |access-date=17 August 2021}}</ref><br />
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[[Tharu people|Tharu]] women in the southern plains of [[Nepal]], have been weaving traditional baskets from sikki grass for centuries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.farwestnepal.org/local-arts-and-crafts/|title=Local arts and crafts|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> Nowadays, many Tharu women are engaged in producing sikki handicrafts through collaborative networks.<br />
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==Procedure==<br />
Sikki is dried and the flower head is cut off. The resulting fine golden fibre is used in weaving to make toys, dolls, and baskets (''dolchi''). Items are sometimes painted.<br />
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Boxes made of sikki known as ''pauti'' are given to daughters by parents on the occasion of their wedding. The boxes are used to hold ''sindoor'', ornaments, and jewellery.<br />
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[[Category:Culture of Bihar]]<br />
[[Category:Indian handicrafts]]<br />
[[Category:Geographical indications in Bihar]]<br />
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