100% True Natural
Community Product
Eco-friendly
This is one handmade box with lid made from Natural Sabai Grass (Eulaliopsis binata). Use it at dressing table, study table, dining table or kitchen too. It can be a non toxic, safe, eco-friendly solution to your storage for small products. At the same time this is a lifestyle product to add elegance to your house.
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Sabai grass is one of the natural fibres abundantly available in the plateau forests of West Bengal’s Purulia district. This tree consists of long leaf fibres. Sabai grass is mainly used in the paper industry. The artistic hands of the rural people (mostly tribals) have given it a new recognition in handicraft. Sabai grass is collected from the forest mainly by the rural women; then the raw grass is dried and made into ropes by manually operated machines. This cottage industry gives employment to lots of people in those regions.
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Sabai grass tableware is handcrafted by artisans from tribal and rural communities in eastern India — primarily Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, and Chhattisgarh — keeping a centuries-old weaving tradition alive.
Products are made from Eulaliopsis binata (Sabai grass) harvested, sun-dried, twisted into rope, and then hand-coiled or stitched into shape. Some pieces incorporate date palm leaves dyed with natural colours for decorative effect.
Sabai grass has strong natural fibres that resist crushing and deformation, meaning woven tableware items like trays and coasters hold their shape well under regular use.
Sabai grass tableware — including serving trays, table mats, coasters, and bowls — is suited for dry use as a surface or holder. Avoid prolonged soaking in water, as extended moisture exposure can weaken natural grass fibres and affect dyes.
These are natural-fibre craft items intended as tableware accessories (mats, trays, coasters), not food-contact dinnerware. They are not designed to hold hot liquids or wet food directly, and are not dishwasher safe.