Hand Painted Papier Mache Decorative Round Box - Kashmir Indigo Design This handmade decorative box gleams

This handmade decorative box gleams with the bright silvery contrast of a hand-painted chinar leaf motif against an ebony background

As part of an effort to provide a steady stream of work for its artisans

The ends of the scarf culminate in hand-knotted fringe

Working with cool blue topaz

Incorporating drain holes in the design

Hand Painted Papier Mache Decorative Round Box - Kashmir Indigo Design This handmade decorative box gleamsFida Hussain of India preserves his family's artistic legacy by creating papier mache handicrafts in the traditional style. This petite round box is crafted of weeping willow wood and then covered with papier mache. It is then meticulously painted by hand with a chinar leaf motif in blue and gold. Weeping willow wood, papier mache 0. 10 lbs 3. 4 inches H x 4. 3 inches Diam.