{"product_id":"lord-ganesha-in-sikki-grass-work-by-suraj-kumar-sahu","title":"Lord Ganesha in Sikki Grass Work by Suraj Kumar Sahu","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eThis visually striking composition in Sikki grass work by Suraj Kumar Sahu utilizes a brilliant technique of negative visualization to present a contemporary portrait of Lord Ganesha. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSikki grass craft is a unique, ancient folk art form practiced primarily by women artisans in the Mithila region of Bihar, India. The craft utilizes the wild, golden-hued Sikki grass (Saccharum bengalense), which grows abundantly in local swampy riverbeds and is harvested annually after the monsoons. The process involves drying the stalks, splitting them with a traditional iron needle (takua), and color-dyeing sections before weaving or appliqueing them onto a sturdy, flat base cloth or frame. Celebrated for its natural metallic luster and durability, the art form serves as an important repository of regional mythology and domestic ritual expression, translating complex scriptural iconography into tactile geometric folk textures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRather than outlining a solid figure, the artisan has meticulously applied the golden Sikki grass lines to highlight the abstract facial contours and external attributes of the deity directly against a solid black background, allowing the empty spaces to define his presence. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe canvas features a massive, multi-layered semi-circular halo filled with radiating geometric steps, which frames Ganesha's sweeping trunk, and large eye, tilak and elephant ears, below which his torso, hand and folded legs are depicted. Balanced perfectly on the far left edge is his small, devoted vehicle, the mooshak (mouse) holding ladoo, rendered in the same contrasting, minimalist line-work looking inward toward the deity in silent adoration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Suraj Kumar Sahu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48920313135318,"sku":null,"price":8000.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1194\/1498\/files\/1._Lord_Ganesha_in_Sikki_Grass_Work_by_Suraj_Kumar_Sahu.png?v=1783335574","url":"https:\/\/www.memeraki.com\/products\/lord-ganesha-in-sikki-grass-work-by-suraj-kumar-sahu","provider":"Memeraki Retail and Tech Pvt Ltd.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}