Mysore Rosewood Inlay covers a range of techniques used by artisans in around the area of Mysore in sculpture and the decorative for inserting pieces of contrasting, often coloured materials like ivory shells, mother-of-pearl, horn and sandalwood into depressions in a rosewood object to form ornament or pictures that normally are flush with the matrix. These artifacts are manufactured in around the region of Mysore, these artifacts have been awarded Geographical Indication tag from the Government of India in 2005 due to its historic representation as an artifact depicting the region and the design and style used by the local artisans [1][2][3]
- ^ "G.I. - Application number - 24" (PDF). Geographical Indications Journal (8–11). New Delhi: Government of India: 134–137. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2009.
- ^ "Mysore : Where history speaks to you". Deccan Herald. 2015. Archived from the original on 13 August 2015.
- ^ Oxford Companion to the Decorative Arts, 1975, s.v. "Inlay", "Wood-working (Special Techniques)".
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