The traditional carvers descended from the ivory carvers of feudal courts.

Banned practically all over the world, this craft has later been applied to carving articles from bone. Lucknow is a city where even today, separate combs are crafted for combing a gentleman's moustache, his beard and for long as well as short hairs. A variety of other crafted articles made from bone are beads, hair clips, paper clips, bookmarks, photo frames etc.