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Wooden sculpture in Nepal is another art that traces
Nepalese culture from its early beginnings right
up to modern times. Many visitors to the Katmandu
valley are impressed by the numerous extremely intricate
and beautiful wooden windows, wooden staue, wooden
doors, temple roof-struts and other artifacts carved
entirely by hands of Nepalese wood carvers. As wood
is obviously more vulnerable to the ravages of time
and other art forms, well-preserved specimens only
date back to the 14th century and the beginning
of the Malla period. From this period onwards, woodcarving
became an integral part of Nepalese architecture,
some of the best examples being the old royal palaces
of Katmandu, Patan and Bhaktapur and a number of
different Viharas (monasteries) around the valley.
Nepal has achieved the high level in wood carving
arts. Many carved artifacts have been found in the
Terai region of the country, thus providing an insight
into the religion and culture of these times. As
with painting, nearly all-Nepalese sculptures are
of a religious character. In addition to the theme,
it seems that the artists themselves were also greatly
imbued with a feeling of religious devotion. Sculpting
wood is a lengthy and delicate procedure that requires
great skill. A large piece of art can take up to
more than a month to create and several people need
to work on it. Crafting the work by hand is sometimes
exhausting. The secrets of quality metalwork were
kept restricted to a few families. Knowledge of
the skill was passed down generation to generation
and was guarded from those outside the family circle.
Still today you can find Shilpakars of Kathmandu,
Nepal are devoted to their ancient and cultural
gift which has been passed them by their ancestors.
The wood work has been so perfect that the materials
made by the Shilplakars are highly appreciated by
all over the world. These Silpakar and Kaisthakar
families enjoy a strong local and foreign market
for their products. Most of the woodcraft industry
today is focussed on providing local people and
tourists with collectible items such as picture
frames and miniature statuettes. Bungamati, Lalitpur,
is one of Nepal's centers for woodwork and more
than 350 family groups can be found there involved
in the craft. Along with Bhaktapur, these centers
produce high quality hand crafted work. However,
only a few artists produce large pieces of arts
as the market for them is relatively small, they
take a long time to complete and require greater
skill. Their Excellency of work can be found in
most of the parts of Kathmandu valley, which have
attracted many tourists since ancient times.
Here is the list of wooden products HimalayanMart
offers to carry out the tradition of wooden craft
culture in Nepal.
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