http://www.dollsofindia.com/new/IndianSculptures/SholaPith/ The latest additions at www.dollsofindia.com to the collection of Shola Pith Sculptures: 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... en-us info@dollsofindia.com info@dollsofindia.com PHP RSS Feed Generator
Boat Race (Shola Pith)
Encased in Glass
6 x 3 x 1.5 inches
Weight - 150 gms.
Price: US $20.00]]> http://www.dollsofindia.com/product/HJ51/ Tue, 29 Apr 2008
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.
Price: US $20.00]]> http://www.dollsofindia.com/product/HJ52/ Tue, 29 Apr 2008
Goddess Durga - Wall Hanging (Shola Pith)
Encased in Glass
10 x 15 x 2 inches
Weight - 880 gms.
Price: US $85.00]]> http://www.dollsofindia.com/product/HG13/ Sun, 25 Nov 2007
Goddess Durga - Wall Hanging (Shola Pith)
Encased in Glass
7.5 x 11.5 x 2 inches
Weight - 520 gms.
Price: US $55.00]]> http://www.dollsofindia.com/product/HG14/ Sun, 25 Nov 2007
Lakshmi - Goddess of Wealth (Shola Pith)
Encased in Glass
15 x 10.5 x 2 inches
Weight - 750 gms.
Price: US $75.00]]> http://www.dollsofindia.com/product/HA68/ Wed, 25 Oct 2006
Saraswati (Shola Pith)
Encased in Glass
14 x 7 x 2 inches
Weight - 750 gms.
Price: US $75.00]]> http://www.dollsofindia.com/product/HA74/ Wed, 25 Oct 2006
Goddess Durga (Shola Pith)
Encased in Glass
11.25 x 7.75 x 2 inches
Weight - 600 gms.
Price: US $56.00]]> http://www.dollsofindia.com/product/HA77/ Wed, 25 Oct 2006
Boat Race (Shola Pith)
Encased in Glass
11.75 x 3 x 1.75 inches
Weight - 350 gms.
The Mayurponkhi is a boat in the shape of ornamented peacock carved on the hull used by kings and landlords in ancient Bengal for pleasure trips. They are accompanied by dancers and singers. For centuries, people have romantically imagined this boat to be the flagship of large merchant fleets. It has winged stallion. It is but natural that the Mayur Pankhi should hold a special place in the...
Price: US $31.00]]> http://www.dollsofindia.com/product/HA75/ Wed, 25 Oct 2006
Durga (Shola Pith)
Encased in Glass
8.25 x 6 x 1.75 in
Shola Pith is a spongy, milky substance found in wood, which is painstakingly carved to form beautiful objects of art. Though it looks like thermocol, sholapith is very tough and lasts a long, long time. Sholapith sculptures are made in East India and usually depict forms of God or are used for decorative purposes. The sholapith sculpture you see here shows an idol of Durga. Durga is an aspect of...
Price: US $42.00]]> http://www.dollsofindia.com/product/PT82/ Mon, 03 Oct 2005
Durga (Shola Pith)
Encased in Glass
7.75x6x1.5 in
Price: US $36.00]]> http://www.dollsofindia.com/product/PT86/ Mon, 03 Oct 2005
Bullock Cart - Mode of Transport in Rural India (Shola Pith)
Encased in Glass
6x4x3 inches
Sholapith sculptures are effigies painstakingly crafted from the spongy core of a reed commonly found in some areas of West Bengal, Assam, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. This substance is malleable and can be molded in whatever shape the artisan desires to give it. This material is surprisingly tough and durable, so once an art of craft piece is made from it, it can last a very long time, without...
Price: US $43.00]]> http://www.dollsofindia.com/product/SP12/ Tue, 04 May 2004
Palanquin - Mode of Transport in medieval India (Shola Pith)
Encased in Glass
8x4x2 inches
The Palanquin was used to be the conveyance for noble Indian ladies as well as for Indian landlords during medieval India. A very old form of transport in rural Bengal, the palanquin was carried by four to six sturdy young men. This form of transport was mainly used by the rich as well as women who obderved Purdah. The very mention of the palanquin conjures up the image of a bride leaving for...
Price: US $44.00]]> http://www.dollsofindia.com/product/SP14/ Mon, 03 May 2004
Mayurponkhi - River Cruises for Noblemen and Kings on a Decorated Boat (Shola Pith)
Encased in Glass
6x2x4 inches
The Mayurponkhi is a boat in the shape of ornamented peacock carved on the hull used by kings and landlords in ancient Bengal for pleasure trips. They are accompanied by dancers and singers. For centuries, people have romantically imagined this boat to be the flagship of large merchant fleets. It has winged stallion. It is but natural that the Mayur Pankhi should hold a special place in the...
Price: US $43.00]]> http://www.dollsofindia.com/product/SP11/ Sun, 02 May 2004