Jewellery - Rani - Painted Wooden Plaque Neckpiece and Earring Set

Hancrafted painted wooden neckpiece and earring set 

Material: Wood

Nutangram, West Bengal, is a little village that is famous for wooden figurines. These figurines have been fashioned into contemporary jewellery for the first time and presented here at Natsy By Design.

The artisans have been carving and chiseling wood for many years following the main theme of owls, raja-rani and dwarapals which were used for the Lakshmi puja festivals. Talented tribal folk carve out owl and other symbols out of the locally available wood and paint them with painstaking detail and vivid colours. Each figurine is carved from a single cylindrical block of wood. All the elements used in this range of jewellery like the supli, the pulo, the kunki (or rice measurement cup), the owl, the shankh/conch shell symbol of Lord Jagannath symbolises the ushering in of well-being, happiness and prosperity.