Sholapith

One of the best examples of such art is the Daker Saaj of the Durga Puja of Bengal. The artists are known as Malakars offers immensely intricate delicacies on their artefact. Shola, by nature, is light in weight, organic and fragile and look much like items carved out of ivory. The topor and mukut used in traditional Bengali weddings and faces of gods and goddesses made from the reed are some of the best examples of Shola craftworks’ usage in society.





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Shola pith (Indian cork) is a delicate, ivory-coloured reed that grows on moist and marshy land in Bengal, Assam, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.









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