wooden doll

Wooden Dolls are a type of wooden doll, popular in India, especially in the Bardhaman district of West Bengal state. The art of making wooden dolls is an age-old practice in India and Natungram dolls are especially culturally relevant, associated directly with the goddess Lakshmi.painted dolls carved out of wood. These dolls are very specific to the Nadia region in their use of blue colour, which is absent in other doll making traditions of West Bengal (in that given time period). There is also an attempt to depict the limbs (legs) by scooping out the wood.