Shops and premises

Jharcraft emporiumRanchi

Tasar silk, lac work, bamboo, Sohrai painting on paper and cloth

The state handicraft and handloom outlet, and the easiest place to see the range and set a price benchmark before buying in a village.

Sanskriti Museum and Art GalleryHazaribagh

Sohrai and Khovar painting, and the documentation behind it

Bulu Imam's collection and archive. Also the practical way to arrange a visit to painted villages in the Barkagaon valley in the weeks after Sohrai.

Seraikela mask workshopsSeraikela

Chhau masks, made by hereditary Sutradhar households

Buy the working weight rather than the light tourist version if you want the object the dance actually uses.

Amadubi Paitkar villageAmadubi, East Singhbhum

Painted scrolls, sold by the painters

A handful of households; call ahead through the village tourism committee rather than arriving unannounced.

Tribal Research Institute MuseumMorabadi, Ranchi

Standing collections of Munda, Santal, Ho and Oraon material culture

Not a shop, but the best single orientation to what you will then see in villages.

Kuchai tasar clusterKuchai, Seraikela-Kharsawan

Reeled tasar yarn and undyed woven cloth

Rearing runs on forest trees; the reeling and weaving happen in the village.

Deoghar temple lanesDeogharsince The shops predate the railway

Peda, and the pilgrimage supply trade