Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v2.c30.t2.221

v2.c30.t2.221

Manufactures.—There is little scope for the ingenuity of the mechanic in this tract. They make coarse cotton cloths, but the raw material is almost all exported. Their grand article of manufacture is from the wool of the sheep pastured in the desert [282], which is fabricated into lois, or blankets, scarfs,² petticoats, turbans, of every quality. Cups and platters are made from a mineral called abrak, a calcareous substance, of a dark chocolate ground, with light brown vermiculated stripes;³ female ornaments of elephants’ teeth, and arms of an inferior quality. These comprehend the artificial productions of this desert capital.