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Goddess Kali in Shola
Artist from Dakshin Dinajpur2019
Banglanatak
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
This is a Kali idol carved in Shola. While many Shola crafts are painted with bright colours, this one has been left in its natural form.
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- Title: Goddess Kali in Shola
- Creator: Artist from Dakshin Dinajpur
- Date Created: 2019
- Location: Dakshin Dinajpur
- Subject Keywords: Crafts, Shola, Sholapith, Craftspersons, Artists, Bengal
- Rights: Banglanatak.com
- Medium: Shola
- 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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