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
Durga (Shola Pith)
Encased in Glass
7.75x6x1.5 in
Price: US $31.00]]> http://www.dollsofindia.com/product/PT86/ Sat, 11 Apr 2009
Goddess Durga (Shola Pith)
Encased in Glass
11.25 x 7.75 x 2 inches
Weight - 600 gms.
Price: US $48.00]]> http://www.dollsofindia.com/product/HA77/ Sat, 11 Apr 2009
Peacock (Shola Pith)
Encased in Glass
4 x4 x 1.5 inches
Weight - 120 gms.
Price: US $16.00]]> http://www.dollsofindia.com/product/AO01/ Fri, 10 Apr 2009
Boat Race (Shola Pith)
Encased in Glass
6 x 3 x 1.5 inches
Weight - 150 gms.
Price: US $18.00]]> 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 $17.00]]> http://www.dollsofindia.com/product/HJ52/ Tue, 29 Apr 2008
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 $27.00]]> http://www.dollsofindia.com/product/HA75/ Wed, 25 Oct 2006
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 $36.00]]> 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 $38.00]]> 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 $36.00]]> http://www.dollsofindia.com/product/SP11/ Sun, 02 May 2004