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Peacock, The National Bird of India has been used as a motif in Indian Folk art for ages.This wood stamp has a very unique design, featuring a lovely peacock and a beautifully detailed circle around it. This is a rare, intricately hand carved vintage stamp, about 50years old. The stamp is 5.5 inches (7 cms) in diameter and 1.5 inches (3.8 cms) thick.

Indian Handmade wood stamps are a unique combination of Art, Skill & Functionality!
These Indian hand carved wood textile blocks were traditionally used to print on textiles using natural dyes derived from plants, and other organic sources. But the possibilities for their use are endless. You can also use these wooden stamps for stamping or printing on paper, fabrics, wallpaper, doing temporary henna tattoos, scrapbooking, and impressing clay, tiles, ceramics, handmade soaps etc. They can be used practically anywhere!

These stamps are carved by skilled craftsmen. Design is etched on the underside of the block. Two to three cylindrical holes are drilled into the block for air passage and also to allow release of excess printing paste/dye. The newly carved blocks are soaked in oil, usually mustard oil for 10-15 days to soften the grains in the timber.
Indian hand carved stamps can be carved from various types of wood but majority is carved from Shisham , also called Indian Rosewood.

PLEASE NOTE: The images are enlarged to show detail; please see the given specs for exact size

Please make sure that the stamp is thoroughly dried after use before putting it away. Store these in a dry place and it'll last you for a very long time.

Your item will arrive securely packed in bubble envelope, along with description card.

These stamps are carved out from various seasoned woods, including teak wood but a majority is carved of sustainably harvested brown hard Indian sheesham wood (also known as Indian Rosewood - a member of the Teak family).

To find out more about the traditional process used in Indian Textile Block Printing, please read my blog post: http://charancreations.blogspot.com/2011/09/process-used-in-traditional-indian.html


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