K for Kondapalli Toys 36daysoftype

K for Kondapalli toys are the most significant wooden toys made in the Andhra Pradesh. Most popular Kondapalli toys are made of wood available locally called as Tella Poniki (White Sander wood and botanically called Jiuotia Rotteri Fromis).
The Kondapalli craftsmen use this particular wood because this wood is soft, light weight and can be easily carved. The wood is brought by the craftsmen from the nearby forests of Gangineni, Adlapadu, Konduru, Chevuturu and Madhavaram. Most of the times,instead of cutting down the entire tree, they just cut the branches so that the tree develops the branches again and the wood is available for more time.Kondapalli toys in bright and vibrant colors portray and depict themes relating to spirituality and village life falling under any one or more of the following distinct categories namely:
1) animals and birds,
2) rural life,
3) mythological figures,
4) contemporary designs and
5) paper maché doll
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