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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 $27.00

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

[ Shola Pith ]

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

[ Shola Pith ]

Encased in Glass
10 x 15 x 2 inches
Weight - 880 gms.
US $117.00

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HG14: Goddess Durga - Wall Hanging

[ Shola Pith ]

Encased in Glass
7.5 x 11.5 x 2 inches
Weight - 520 gms.
US $64.00

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PT82: Durga

[ Shola Pith ]

Encased in Glass
8.25 x 6 x 1.75 in
US $50.00

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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 $51.00

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PT86: Durga

[ Shola Pith ]

Encased in Glass
7.75x6x1.5 in
US $43.00

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HA77: Goddess Durga

[ Shola Pith ]

Encased in Glass
11.25 x 7.75 x 2 inches
Weight - 600 gms.
US $67.00

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HA75: Boat Race

[ Shola Pith ]

Encased in Glass
11.75 x 3 x 1.75 inches
Weight - 350 gms.
US $41.00

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HA68: Lakshmi - Goddess of Wealth

[ Shola Pith ]

Encased in Glass
15 x 10.5 x 2 inches
Weight - 750 gms.
US $97.00

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HA74: Saraswati

[ Shola Pith ]

Encased in Glass
14 x 7 x 2 inches
Weight - 750 gms.
US $97.00

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Palanquin - Mode of Transport in medieval India

SP14: Palanquin - Mode of Transport in medieval India

[ Shola Pith ]

Encased in Glass
8x4x2 inches
US $55.00

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

[ Shola Pith ]

Encased in Glass
6x2x4 inches
US $51.00

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Shola wood sculptures from India : beautiful handmade Indian shola wood items, looking like paper craft items or thermocol craft items or ivory sculptures, depicting international artefacts as well as Indian artefacts, Hindu God and Goddesses and others.

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