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Hand-carved Statue of Devdasi in Pink Stone
$1,300.00
Fabulous Orissa Hand-carved Statue in Pink Stone! Great for your entranceways, foyers, courtyards, patios, landscaping and accent spaces. These can be bought as a pair. Devdasi are the wives of the Gandharvas and are of great beauty and elegance and are proficient in the art of dancing and entertain gods in the court of Indra. Carved from Soft Stone of Orissa by artisans whose ancestors had practiced This Art of Stone Carving for Centuries. Hammers and Chisels of various Sizes and shapes like Muna, Patili, Martual, Thuk-Thuki and s Nitana have been used to Engrave This Statue.
| Height(Inches) | 72.00 |
|---|---|
| Weight(Kg) | 400.00 |
| Material | Stone |
| Product Care | Granite and laterite rocks which are believed to have originated in the neighboring state of Tamil Nadu are given a unique local character by the stone carvers of Kerala. Granite is commonly used material for all stone carved products and a specific variety known as krishnashila which is sourced from Omalur in Pathanamthitta district and from Tirthala in the south Malabar, and is used for the sculpting of temple idols.Mahadeva Temple at Kazhakuttam and the Vaddakkunathan Temple at Thrissur were built by using Laterite, the red muddy stone that is abundantly available throughout Kerala and is also used for domestic structures. Although soft when quarried, it rapidly hardens on coming into contact with the elements and transforms into a highly durable and strong construction material. Also the stone is somewhat porous which allow the rock to breathe in the humid tropical heat. The use of laterite appears to be suffering a decline due to the changing aesthetic of the local populace, who prefer cement as a building material. |
| State | Kerala |
| Craft | Stone Carving-Odisha |
| Craft Story | In Odessa stone carving is the major handicraft. It reached heights of excellence through centuries. There are innumerable rock-cut sculptures, archaeological monuments, caves and temples like Parsurameswar, Mukteswar, Lingaraj, Puri and that are wonder in stone, the temple chariot of the Sun God at Konark, in addition to the beautiful Stupas and monasteries of Lalitgiri Ratnagiri and Udayagiri built for centuries and embroidered with most beautiful and intricately carved statue and other adornments. The present artisans have kept alive the sculptural traditions of their forefathers. So they are carving exact replicas of the original temple sculptures besides producing a variety of other items. They use ultra-soft white soap stone, and slightly harder greenish chlorite and the still harder pinkish Khan and the hardest of all black granite. |
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