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WALNUT WOOD CARVING
Kashmir Walnut Wood Carving
Kashmir is one such place in the country,
which has given us several art forms to be culturally proud of. The Walnut wood
carving is one of them which is an important crafts in the state. Since
the walnut tree grows at a height of 5,500 feet to 7,500 feet above the sea
level Walnut wood carvings are the most popular craft of the state. Downtown
Srinagar is strewn with walnut wood workshops where you find the local craftsmen,
renowned for their carving skills, is working bent over the wood, chiseling and
polishing. They painstakingly carve out motifs of grape bunches, chinar leaves,
pears, rose, etc.,all the natural influences in the body of the wood. A highly ornamental,
and delicate craft process that is unique to the Jammu and Kashmir region, it is
one of the few places in the world where walnut is still used
and converted to a dazzling piece of art.