Vintage Hand Carved Wood Block Stamps fabric Prints tools B 21 Aged Early India

Description: Check out my other items!We offer varied ,uncommon and authentic Vintage & Antique Collectibles. Our inventory includes all most all branches- subject of Art & Antiques , Collectibles, Part of history for Collection, Repurpose & Repair & restoration. Fabric print Wood Block *Hand crafted / Hand made . This interesting and good looking carved wood block used in early days for manual fabric prints.Indian Origin. About 80-100 years old. A part of ornament Collection , categories - tools, Sub categories - Hand crafted carved manual tools . Qty-1Size - 6 3/4" 6.0" x 3.0" Weight- 734 grams GENERAL NOTE;Indian Hand carved wood blocks were traditionally used to print on textiles using natural dyes derived from plants, and other organic sources. These are widely collected as Decorative Collectibles, Lost wooden art (not possible to have similar hand craft product now a days) & apart from its aesthetic importance, 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, scrap booking, and impressing clay, tiles, ceramics, handmade soaps etc. They can be used practically anywhere; just use your imagination.These are carved out from various seasoned woods, including teak wood but a majority are carved of sustainable harvested brown hard Indian sheesham wood (also known as Indian Rosewood - a member of the Teak family).The holes on its body are drilled into the block for free air passage and also to allow release of excess printing paste/dye and are soaked in oil, usually mustard oil for 10-15 days to soften the grains in the timber.A technical Asian art old around 12th century and till today, a completely lost art. View more great items

Price: 30 USD

Location: AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT

End Time: 2025-01-17T10:51:21.000Z

Shipping Cost: 28 USD