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Handmade terracotta wall decor of Brahma - The Creator in the Hindu Trinity
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MTMK7345
Molela art traces its origins back about 800 years. Legend has it that a blind potter from a tiny village called Molela had a dream where God Devnarayan (an incarnation of God Vishnu) appeared before him and asked him to make an idol of the deity. At first reluctant, the God reappeared in the dream the subsequent night and repeated the command. The potter was told that his eyesight would be restored if he made the idol. The next day the potter with the help of his wife collected the prescribed clay and made the idol and his eyesight was restored. This led to the tradition of the villagers making idols of local deities, a practice that today is known as Molela terracotta
Seller :
M Kumhar
- Material Soft clay, Sand clay and mixture of rice powder paste
- Weight 2050gm
- Height 14inchHeight 35.56cm
- Width 8.5inchWidth 20.32cm
- Depth 2inchDepth 5.08cm
Disclaimer: Being handcrafted, the actual item may differ slightly from the image shown
$139.32
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Highlights:
Molela art traces its origins back about 800 years. Legend has it that a blind potter from a tiny village called Molela had a dream where God Devnarayan (an incarnation of God Vishnu) appeared before him and asked him to make an idol of the deity. At first reluctant, the God reappeared in the dream the subsequent night and repeated the command. The potter was told that his eyesight would be restored if he made the idol. The next day the potter with the help of his wife collected the prescribed clay and made the idol and his eyesight was restored. This led to the tradition of the villagers making idols of local deities, a practice that today is known as Molela terracotta
The story behind the art:
Handmade. This unit is made by an 18th generation artisan tracing back to the first potter who undertook this form of terracotta art on divine instructions, as the legend goes. Intricate designs made by mixing soft clay, sand clay, rice powder paste and horse dung to give it strong adhesion. The soft mixture is molded into intricate designs and then heated on a traditional kiln at 750 degree centigrade for about 4 hours. This treatment gives the unit sturdiness as well as a unique shade of red that is very attractive, durable and renders it a timeless look. The units have slots at the back of each unit to be hung as a wall decoration
About the artist:
M Kumhar