There are a lot of arts traditionally prctised by santal folks. Their way of building the houses, thatching the roof , decorating the floor, carving the doors and painting the walls tell a lot about the artistic skills of santals.
The santals lifestyle and culture is full of arts, you will be surprised to see a woman carrying multiple waterpots with full of water, one holding at the left waist, one at the head and another on right hand.
It is pleasant to see the women making leaf plates out of 7 sal leaves, a bowl made of 2 or 1 leaves. Brooms and mats made in different types of grass with the help of some braiding technique. 
Santals make rice beer with rice and particular root powder added to it. Another drink made out of mahua flowers which is sometimes 85% concentrated alcohol. They dilute it with adding some normal water to it.
There are many more things to be documented about the art of santals. Some of which are vanishing in their day to day practice like removing the husk of rice in the traditional Dhinki. Making of gungu(leaf made rain coat-image shown on the top ), which was being used by the Santal women during working in the paddy field in rainy season. Now a days it has been replaced by the plastic rain coats.
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