Soapstone jewelry box, 'Wings'

by NOVICA

Product Features

• Handmade by Gulam Rasool
• Ships from Mexico within 15 days
• Natural stone - some variations in color and/or pattern are to be expected

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7 x 8 x 4 inches ; 3.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds
• ASIN: B0009G16LM
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #507,068 in Home & Kitchen (See Top 100 in Home & Kitchen)

Product Description

NOVICA, in association with National Geographic, offers thousands of limited edition and one-of-a-kind gifts, jewelry, and home decor treasures handmade by master artists and artisans throughout the world. Radiating from a floral center, petals center a hexagonal jewelry box. Soaring wings grace each side. Gulam Rasool masterfully demonstrates India's traditional jali or openwork carving. He selects natural soapstone for this design. Artisan Info: "Hello. My name is Gulam Rasool and I was born in the year 1940. My city is so rich in traditional marble sculpting that anyone visiting would never get enough of the exotic beauty and artistic work of the people here. I belong to a family who has a long relationship with the art of sculpting marble. I became interested in this rich work and started helping my father in his work. My father was an expert in marble sculpting and jali (openwork). He was honored with the state award for excellence in marble sculpting in 1979. I learned a lot from him and chose to follow his path. "After working with my father for a long time, I ventured out on my own. I experimented with different designs and gave a new dimension to the traditional styles. At that time, there were very few tourists coming to India and all we got from a hard day's work were a few bucks from selling souvenir items made of soapstone. Over the years, however, things have changed as far as our work's popularity is concerned. More and more tourists come to India to learn about