Site Name: Bhubaneswar
Date: 1900-1999
Subject: Lord Buddha. Betel nut is the dry areca nut palm known as gua in Odia. The seed is carved and whittled by wood carvers of Odisha to make miniatures of gods and other religious motifs. This is an image of Lord Buddha, the teacher of salvation and the founder of Buddhism, whittled out of a betel nut. This object has been loaned by State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC).