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Gauri Head – Hand-painted Wooden Sculpture indian art home decor colour-coded makeup and expressive storytellingGauri's expression here is deliberately serene steady eyes, a composed mouth, a yellow face framed by a dark, gold trimmed headpiece and delicate nose ring. She is painted in a warm, radiant yellow that catches light differently depending on the time of day, which is part of why this particular bust has become one of our most requested single pieces. There is nothing frantic about her; the whole sculpture is built around stillness. Gauri, another name