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Shola pith is a milky-white sponge-wood which is carved into delicate and beautiful objects of art of India. Shola is a wild plant found in marshy waterlogged areas of Bengal and Assam. The shola pith is the cortex or core of the plant and is an inch and a half in diameter. The outer harder brown skin is removed by expert hands to reveal the inner soft milky-white and spongy material. Artists from Bengal, Assam, Orissa and Tamilnadu use it for making artefacts used for decoration and ornate head-wears of bridal couples. The finest examples of craftsmanship are however seen on images of gods and goddesses on festivals, especially the massive decorative backdrops made for "Durga- Puja" celebrations.

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Mayurponkhi - River Cruises for Noblemen and Kings on a Decorated Boat

HJ51: Boat Race

[ Shola Pith ]

Encased in Glass
6 x 3 x 1.5 inches
Weight - 150 gms.
US $26.00

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HJ52: Mayurponkhi - River Cruises for Noblemen and Kings on a Decorated Boat

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Encased in Glass
4.25 x 3 x 1 inches
Weight - 100 gms.
US $25.00

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HG13: Goddess Durga - Wall Hanging

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Encased in Glass
10 x 15 x 2 inches
Weight - 880 gms.
US $114.00

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HG14: Goddess Durga - Wall Hanging

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Encased in Glass
7.5 x 11.5 x 2 inches
Weight - 520 gms.
US $62.00

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PT82: Durga

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Encased in Glass
8.25 x 6 x 1.75 in
US $49.00

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Bullock Cart - Mode of Transport in Rural India

SP12: Bullock Cart - Mode of Transport in Rural India

[ Shola Pith ]

Encased in Glass
6x4x3 inches
US $50.00

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PT86: Durga

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Encased in Glass
7.75x6x1.5 in
US $42.00

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HA77: Goddess Durga

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Encased in Glass
11.25 x 7.75 x 2 inches
Weight - 600 gms.
US $65.00

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HA75: Boat Race

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Encased in Glass
11.75 x 3 x 1.75 inches
Weight - 350 gms.
US $40.00

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HA68: Lakshmi - Goddess of Wealth

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Encased in Glass
15 x 10.5 x 2 inches
Weight - 750 gms.
US $95.00

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HA74: Saraswati

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Encased in Glass
14 x 7 x 2 inches
Weight - 750 gms.
US $95.00

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Palanquin - Mode of Transport in medieval India

SP14: Palanquin - Mode of Transport in medieval India

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Encased in Glass
8x4x2 inches
US $54.00

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SP11: Mayurponkhi - River Cruises for Noblemen and Kings on a Decorated Boat

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Encased in Glass
6x2x4 inches
US $50.00

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Shola Pith Crafts from India : beautiful handmade Indian crafts made of shola pith, looking like paper dolls or thermocol dolls or ivory sculptures, depicting international artefacts as well as Indian artefacts, Hindu God and Goddesses and others.

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