5 in 1 Family Of Dolls - Channapatna

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A doll-set is always fun toy to play with. And, the 5 in 1 Family of Dolls Channapatna toy is a beautiful compilation of little dolls that seem to make a family in their unique appearances. This brilliantly handcrafted and hand-painted doll set is exclusively available at goroots at best possible prices. The set entirely consists of five dolls that have an appealing beauty. It can leave you mesmerized with its rustic touch and a raw feel. The bottle-shaped figures are adorned with lifelike human faces and body. The dolls are painted such a way that they resemble typical village women with particular dressing sense and conventional adornments all over. They are carefully painted by hands, which serve to be highly special and nothing like the others. When arranged in an ascending order, these look extremely gorgeous. The material used is ivory softwood and painted on with natural vegetable dyes and colours. The doll family set is eco-friendly and non-toxic.

About Channapatna Art

The wooden toys manufactured in the Channapatna or the toy-town of Karnataka are popularly known as Channapatna toys. It is a proper particular form of art practised in the southern state and is been preserved as a geographical indication (GI) under the norms of the World Trade Organization. A typical type of wood from the Wrightia Tinctoria tree, also known as Aale Mara or ivory wood, is used in the making of the Channapatna toys. This wood is light in weight and closely grained so that it is easy to work with. It is easy to cut, process and finish and the artisans can find the wood in abundance as the tree is abundantly found in the geographical area.

Right from procuring the wood to its pruning, seasoning and colouring, the expert Channapatna craftsmen use handicraft skills that are pure, crude and raw. Final polishing of the product and the dyeing is done using naturally found colours or vegetable dyes based on the likes and preferences of the artisans. The Channapatna toy industry is in great demand today. Although, a decade ago it faced an intense competition from the Chinese market, Channapatna toy industry is now back on its feet and enjoying great reception worldwide. Most of the products are exported to USA, UK and Europe.