Thanjavur Thalaiyatti Bommai” in Tamil which means bobble head dolls or head shaking dolls. It is an ancient art of 19th century. Thanjavur doll are basically made using terracotta and are purely handmade and hand painted by skilled artists. .
It is also in very high demand from the foreign countries due to it’s unique feature and appearance.Thanjavur dolls was added to the Geographical Indication
It is a type of handmade doll which is made using traditional methods using very less mechanical tools. Doll’s head is larger than its body, hence it moves likes a pendulum and do no fall sideways.
The dolls and toys are given multiple shapes, sizes, colours and styles by these artists to represent various traditional dance forms like Bharatanatyam, Kathakali and Manupuri, etc. There are 4 different part of the doll which gives them their unique movement: legs, head, upper body and lower body.
