Sri Lanka handicrafts are of a history that runs back to millenniums. Production of Sri Lanka’s handicrafts, with the exception of Jewelry, is essentially a cottage industry. Products are turned out making use of natural raw materials by means of time tested age-old techniques. The traditional skills have been preserved with its purity, resulting in the continuance of characteristic identity of Sri Lanka Handicrafts.

Sri Lanka’s ancient social system having its Indo-Aryan roots has been largely instrumental in preserving traditional skills with its characteristic identity; certain arts and crafts were assigned to defined socio-occupational groups. Sri Lanka’s wide variety of very attractive handicrafts can be found throughout the island in shops, street stalls and government-run stores. These include clay pottery and ornaments, wood carvings, wall hangings, figurines, sculpture, furniture, toys, lacquer work, metal work, brassware, brass castings, batik, handloom textiles, mats and weaved products, reed and rush ware products, jewelry, lace, musical instruments and cultural masks. (Source: Lanka.com)