A two-day multi-hued ‘Hunarmand Crafts Mela, 2020’, organised under the auspices of Sindh Indigenous & Traditional Crafts Company (SITCO), in collaboration with Endowment Fund Trust (EFT), concluded here at Arts Council of Pakistan on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 Feb. The purpose of holding the festival was to promote beautiful traditional handicrafts of the province that included decorative domestic objects, ornaments, pottery, clothing and other objects.
Artisans from far-flung areas of the province put on display their handmade attractive and eye-catching articles, including ornaments, pottery, hand-woven clothes and blankets, handmade jewelry, hand-stitched quilts, clothing and ceramics. More than 100 artisans put on display their handmade products. Besides, food stalls were also set up that offered traditional cuisines. People from all walks of life poured in to attend the handicrafts fair. Showing their love for traditional handicrafts they purchased a lot of their favourite articles directly from the artisans on both days of the fair.