✳ Kondapalli wooden toys & handmade giftsA little wonder.
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Kondapalli toys are hand-carved wooden toys and dolls made in Kondapalli, a village near Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh, India. Artisans carve them from soft, lightweight Tella Poniki wood, join the parts with tamarind-seed paste and finish them with natural, non-toxic colours. The craft is centuries old and carries a Geographical Indication (GI) tag.

Yes. They are made from natural Tella Poniki wood and painted with natural, non-toxic colours, with no plastic and no sharp edges. Detailed showpieces and multi-piece sets are best kept as decor for younger children, while the simpler wooden toys are made to be played with.

You can buy them here. Every piece on this site is sourced directly from artisan families in Kondapalli village, so you are buying the genuine GI-tagged craft rather than a machine-made copy, and the makers are paid fairly for it.

Yes. We ship anywhere in India with a flat shipping fee, and each piece is wrapped and packed individually so it reaches you exactly as it left the workshop. You can pay by UPI, card or net banking.

They are one of the most meaningful handmade gifts from India — for weddings, housewarmings, Sankranti, Dasara and Diwali, for return gifts, and for corporate gifting. Each piece is hand-painted, so no two are identical, and it carries a story the person receiving it can keep.

Tella Poniki (Givotia rottleriformis) is a soft, feather-light white wood that grows in the hills around Kondapalli. It is easy to carve into fine detail yet durable enough to last for generations, which is why the craft has used it for centuries.