Carved Wooden Platform
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Farmer at Work -- Wooden Carving
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Elephants in the Forest
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Eaborate Woolen Embroidery
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Intricate carving in sandalwood
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Hand carved Mahishasura Mardini (also called Chamundeshwari) along with the name of the artist
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Ghareva art -- bell metal bull cast by a tribal artist
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Design from the Pallu (the throw) of a sari
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Golden Leaves and Red Fruits
Embroidered design from an Indian drape |  |
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An idol of Ganesh made with clay
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Front and Back Sides of a Sandal-wood Carving
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Carved Wooden Idol of Krishna
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Krishna and Radha - Wall Plate
Krishna-Radha with cows |  |
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Carved Wooden Jar
A prize winning entry at the national competition of handicrafts |
The Guardians od Directions (the Ashtadikpalas) in a Painted Wood
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Painted Jewelry Box
Kinnala Art, Sandur |
Painted Wooden Art of Kinnala
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Painted Wooden Art of Kinnal
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Five Headed Icon of Lord Ganesh
Poompuhar Wood Carving from Tamil Nadu |  |
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Handicrafts from Sondur
Toy Elephant |
Indian Bride with Jewelry
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Wax Cast Aluminum Anklet (Paiti) in Ghareva Art, Bastar
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Decked Out Lambani Woman
The town of Haliyal in Uttara Kannada |  |
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A Hand-knit Lady's Purse
Shashwati Women's Museum Collection |
Jewelry of the Gond Tribe
The latch mechanism of Gond jewelry |  |
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Birds of an Himalayan Town
Example of richly detailed embroidery of Kashmir |
Embroidery of the Himalayan Valley
Example of embroidery from Kashmir |  |
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Tiger that Loves Flowers!
Design from a hand-woven throw from Kashmir |
The Village Couple
Wooden dolls from Channapattana depicting a rural Indian villagers |  |
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Kalamkari (Hand Painting) Artisan, Andhra Pradesh
Illustration by a British artist, Eastern India, 19th Century. |
A Terracota Artwork at Shantiniketan Campus
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Jewelry Box Carved Out of Ivory
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Ivoy Carving from Uttar Pradesh
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Fine Needle Work on a Shawl
The artist has depicted a Veena playing Ganesh in delicate needlecraft. |
Shiva and Parvati
Mixed metal sculpture from Tamil Nadu |  |
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Mixed Metallic Icon of Vishnu
Handicraft from Tamilnadu |
Indian Jewelry
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A Toy Horse made with Copper
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Terra-cotta Artist at Work
Vishnupur, West Bengal |  |
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Details of Bangles Worn by a Tribal Woman
Town of Keladi, Karnataka |
Jewelry of Mysore Maharaja
Notice the two headed bird Gandabherunda on the locket |  |
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Jewels of Mysore Maharaja
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Golden Necklace
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Village Jewelery
Madurai, Tamilnadu |
Tribal Jewelry, Madhya Pradesh
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Gems and Jewellery
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Gems and Jewellery
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Stamp Recognizing Indian Jewelry
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Terra-cotta Horse
Bankura, West Bengal |  |
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Antique Silver Jewelry
In India it was common to melt silver and gold coins to make jewels. Sometimes the coins were left intact (as shown). |
Garuda, Vishnu and Anjaneya
Fabric Art, Mysore |  |
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Temple Gems and Jewelry
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