Whistle Flute - Channapatna

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Let your tiny tots enjoy with this simple yet unique Whistle Flute Channapatna toy and make the most of their free-time. One of the popular vintage toys, the whistle has been around for a while now and is a great pastime of those who love making music. It is another great Channapatna creation and kids are sure to love this for its unique sound and delightful music.
The good old whistle-flute is further modernised for an appealing look and feel with an attractive colour and an exclusive pattern. It is chiselled out of a single ivory softwood and diligently handcrafted by master craftsmen of Karnataka a speciality that cannot be replaced with any other. This whistle-flute is eco-friendly and coloured using natural vegetable dyes. Surprise your children with this musical instrument today!

About Channapatna Art

The wooden toys manufactured in the Channapatna or the toy-town of Karnataka are popularly known as Channapatna toys. It is a proper particular form of art practised in the southern state and is been preserved as a geographical indication (GI) under the norms of the World Trade Organization. A typical type of wood from the Wrightia Tinctoria tree, also known as Aale Mara or ivory wood, is used in the making of the Channapatna toys. This wood is light in weight and closely grained so that it is easy to work with. It is easy to cut, process and finish and the artisans can find the wood in abundance as the tree is abundantly found in the geographical area.

Right from procuring the wood to its pruning, seasoning and colouring, the expert Channapatna craftsmen use handicraft skills that are pure, crude and raw. Final polishing of the product and the dyeing is done using naturally found colours or vegetable dyes based on the likes and preferences of the artisans The Channapatna toy industry is in great demand today. Although, a decade ago it faced an intense competition from the Chinese market, Channapatna toy industry is now back on its feet and enjoying great reception worldwide. Most of the products are exported to USA, UK and Europe.