Vintage Painted Animals From Orissa - Ca 1920 Material - Roheda Wood Slender bamboo bars form a

Slender bamboo bars form a balanced

Each jar is individually hand-thrown and decorated by skilled artists using traditional cobalt blue underglaze painting techniques passed down through generations

A completely original piece that we rarely see

Paan boxes are found across Asia and due to the wide variety of styles and designs

Both functional and painterly

Vintage Painted Animals From Orissa - Ca 1920 Material - Roheda Wood Slender bamboo bars form aThis beautifully painted vintage elephant figurine is from Orissa (now Odisha), Eastern India. Toys, puppets, and dolls are an essential part of growing up in Odisha and are often vividly painted in garish colours. The better quality pieces like this are painted onto cloth laminated on wood. A similar example can be found in the Kala Bhoomi Odisha Crafts Museum in Bhubaneswar. From India UK Delivery Charge except Highlands & Islands 7. 50 More