Artisan Ganesh in Wood Carving - Red Bags_&_Purses The level of detail in

The level of detail in this design shows just how skilled the Balinese artisans are and how well they have perfected their traditional hand carving techniques

In his two armed form

in gardens

some of which have been razor cut to give a lovely tactile feel

Artisan Ganesh in Wood Carving - Red Bags_&_Purses The level of detail inImpressive large scale mask carvings of the popular Hindu god Ganesh, created by a very talented team of artisans in Newari, Nepal. Beautifully painted these would certainly make a feature piece and take pride of place. Ganesh is a very popular Hindu god, and is known as the 'remover of obstacle', deva of intellect and wisdom and as the patron of the Arts and Sciences. He is easily identified by his elephant head. A figure with the trunk of the left