Saraiki Language

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Block Printing Block printing has been done for many centuries in Saraiki Wasaib. Karor Pacca in District Lodhran is a known center of this craft produces sufficient for the demand of the market. The designs for the blocks are selected or made on paper. After that wood is selected on which the block master/carver carves the design. The block carving is a very intricate job and must be perfectly prepared since the quality of the product will depend on the block itself. Due to lack of buyers most block printers have left the craft and started doing other work. Blue Pottery The blue pottery of Multan is famous all over the world. It is considered as one of the hallmark of Multani crafts. The Sultanate period monuments in Multan and elsewhere in the region bear testimony to the skills of the Multani Kashigars (tile makers). It is believed that the craft of making blue tiles came to Multan from Central Asia in 12th Century during the rule of the Ghaznavids and the Delhi Sultanate. The exquisite kashikari at the Shrines of the Sufi Saints of Multan, Shah Rukh-e-Alam, Baha’ud din Zakariya and the Ismali Saint Shah Shams-ud-din Sabzwari are some examples of the high quality of the tile work that the kashigars of the time had achieved. “But later, due to a lack of patronage, standards began to decline, until the craftsmen started switching over to other work. However, there are still handful of craftsmen who are sticking to their ancestral trade” Camel Skin Lamp The camel skin lamp is a very important handicraft item of Multan city, in this the skin of camel wash washed, than clean and than shaped as desired, after being shaped the lamp was painted with clours and it looks very nice, this painting on the lamp reflects the culture of multan, the camel skin is not only use for making lamps but it is also used for making many types of decorative items these item look very beautiful.

Brass Handicrafts Brass handicrafts are every where in Pakistan in Multan.The brass work is very time consuming and hard work to do. brass handicrafts from Pakistan is not as much as it must be but now they are in demand flourishing industry the brass work is not like as much locally but it is exported to other countries of the world Multan has some historical type of brass work where other cities has other kinds of art on brass. The art of brass vary by cities all over Pakistan but some items match with each other.

Camel Bone Camel bone handicrafts are one of the interesting and attractive handicrafts of Pakistan. These handicrafts express the ability of crafts man that they show on camel bone the camel is the animal of desert and is available in desert areas .camel is also known as the cruise of desert Multan and its surrounding is consist of desert. So the camel bones are easily available local people eat the meat of camel and these bones are easily available and there is not restriction on camel bones craft as it is on Elephant bones . The camel bones craft is the handicraft of Multan and its surrounding peoples and it is available easily in Multan.

Hand Knotted Carpets Hand knotted carpets are very attractive and beautiful piece of art .the hand-knotted carpet export from Pakistan is about 90 million us dollars hand knotted carpets are actually the product of Persia,and Afghanistan but in the past years of history this came in Indo-Pak sub continent .these workers set here and made carpets before Pakistan, at first in Pakistan they mostly made in homes in swat, Sindh and


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