Traditional Handicrafts...

These colourful wall hangining's made out of vetiver grass are attractive enought to catch your attention... the Handicraft products made from vetiver leaves include:
(i) handy accessories such as bags, hats, belts ,
(ii) containers such as baskets, pots, boxes, utility bowls,
(iii) decorating materials such as clocks, picture frames, lamp shades, dolls, animal figures, flowers; and
(iv) home appliances such as chairs, stools, room partitions, tables.

It has been well known since ancient times that vetiver possesses aromatic roots. A pleasant aroma is released from vetiver root dug from the soil and hanged in the shade. In India the dried roots are used to give fragrance to linen clothes while the root mass is used as a blind to cool down the heat of the summer, especially in northern India (Sastry, 1998). The blind, known as ‘Tatti’, is woven from the wiry, fibrous root of vetiver. The vetiver blind is continually doused with water throughout the day, turning the hot wind into a scented cooling breeze, which passes through the soaked vetiver blind, releasing a bitter-sweet aroma. The scented vetiver roots are also used for making fans, cloth hangers, and are mixed with other kind of flower scents and leaves for making sachets. Refer..