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Wooden crafts art is another art that traces Nepalese culture. These wooden carved art can be seen inform of buddha statues, bodisattva statues, peacock window, kumari window, and other hindu god stuatus etc from its early beginnings right up to modern times. Highly skilled and capable wood carver or wood crafters in Nepal today continue to use techniques and tools unchanged over the centuries using different wood carving tools in addition to their artistic hands. Most of the wood carving that have survived throughout Nepal around temples and other heritage sites are from the thirteenth to eighteenth century Malla period. Clans of Newars, the “old people” of Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, have been passing their wood carving skills from generations to generations.In Nepal the Shilpakars crafts wood and this is a time-consuming process that does not allow for large quantity art production. They carve statues of Buddha Hindu and other Buddhist deities on the doors, windows, temple roofs, tables, chairs, and other decoration materials.Still today you can find Shilpakars of Kathmandu, Nepal are devoted to their ancient and cultural gift which has been passed them by their ancestors. The hand carved wood work has been so perfect that the materials made by the Shilplakars are highly appreciated by all over the world. Their Excellency of work can be found in most of the parts of Kathmandu valley, which have attracted many tourists since ancient times.
25" Wood Craved Peacock Mirror Fram
$115.00
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