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Indian Sculpture - What is the lost Wax Process?

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Indian Sculpture - What is the lost Wax Process?

Many Indian Statues are made by the lost wax process in which a wax sculpture of an image is covered in clay which is then baked. The wax melts leaving a negative image. Molten metal is then poured into the mould. 

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Butter Lamps and Oil Lamps

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Butter Lamps and Oil Lamps

You'll find oil lamps burning in Hindu and Buddhist temples throughout India, Nepal and Tibet. In these cultures fire is a symbol of transformation, for Hindus the cremation after death is a transformative process.

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Indian Wooden Water Pots

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Indian Wooden Water Pots

We love these traditional Indian wooden water pots. We call them pots but they may be made from wood, metal or ceramic. Plastic is of course cheaper and lighter and is inevitably becoming more popular.

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Indian Art - Gond Tribal Paintings

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Indian Art - Gond Tribal Paintings

I've been collecting Gond paintings ever since I first saw them 15 years ago in Delhi. The Gond tribe is one of central India's largest indigenous groups and their art is an expression of their everyday quest for life.

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Old Carved Wooden Candleholders

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Old Carved Wooden Candleholders

The old buildings of the Kathmandu valley have beautifully detailed woodcarving on door lintels, joists, roof beams and doors - very similar to that on our old carved wooden candleholders.

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