Carrot Shaped Spin Top (Lattu)

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The Carrot Shaped Spin Top (Lattu) is an enjoyable game for kids of all ages. It is suitable play time game for girls and boys and even adults can try their hand at spinning this unique Channapatna spintop with great speed and skills. The toy will have you smitten as this classic spintop bears a stylish touch of carrot-shape and colour on premium ivory softwood. Enjoy the illusion sight of it spinning and you are sure to get mesmerized.This hand-thrown top is very well crafted with diligence and great artisanship by the Channapatna craftsmen. They use special wood and natural colours to produce toys like this one. It is eco-friendly and harmful for kids and infants. The spintop games are widely known for their enjoyment factor, though they are also best regarded for building qualities such as confidence, concentration, skills and techniques.

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.