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Figurine of Mashan
Shovarani Das2019
Banglanatak
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Mashan is a local deity worshipped in the Cooch Behar and Alipurduar districts of West Bengal. Here we see a figurine of Mashan made of Shola. The figurine is unique in its shape and abstraction, with hoods of snakes.
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- Title: Figurine of Mashan
- Creator: Shovarani Das
- Date Created: 2019
- Location: Alipurduar
- Subject Keywords: Crafts, Shola, Sholapith, Craftspersons, Artists, Bengal
- Rights: Banglanatak.com
- Medium: Sholapith
- About the craft: Shola craft is an age-old tradition of Bengal. It is the art of making delicate, intricate, decorative objects from the soft, supple, porous and light weight core of the shola stem. Shola is an annual aquatic herb which grows in the wild, in marshy, waterlogged areas and at the same time is water resistant. It is also referred to as the Indian cork. This unique craft is used for making a plethora of products ranging from decorative pieces to ritualistic items.
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