Hand-Painted Decorative Papier Mache Box from India - Dusky Garden Fall21 Pedro Alba crafts and paints

Pedro Alba crafts and paints the piece by hand

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Hand-Painted Decorative Papier Mache Box from India - Dusky Garden Fall21 Pedro Alba crafts and paintsDarling butterflies hover around a bunch of flowers on Niyaz's decorative papier mache box. Indian artisans hand carve the box from kail wood, pasting strips of wet paper around the box before buffing the surface smooth. The box is then painted with a midnight garden motif in hues of blue and pink. Papier mache, kail wood 0. 11 lbs 1. 3 inches H x 5 inches W x 3 inches D