Wooden Owl Dolls of Bengal
If you have ever been to any Bengali household, you might have observed these wooden owlets, also called Lokkhir Pecha (the Owl of Goddess Lakshmi), kept as an item of decoration. They are beautifully coloured in vibrant colours like yellow red green and have motifs painted in black and white. They come in a lot of varieties and also in various sizes. They can be brown or white, detached or stacked and also from the size of your middle finger to the huge ones. These dolls are an integral part of an ancient and indigenous tradition and art form in Bengal and are believed to be infesting good luck and hence are stored by the Bengali households in both rural and urban Bengal likely.
A lot of households store them for their craftsmanship. These are posters for promoting tourism in Natungram, West Bengal, India where the artisans who make these marvelous Wooden owl Dolls dwell.
A lot of households store them for their craftsmanship. These are posters for promoting tourism in Natungram, West Bengal, India where the artisans who make these marvelous Wooden owl Dolls dwell.
