Beautiful, unique paper lantern. Handmade in Nepal.

These lanterns have hand-printed art and symbols refering to Buddhism and/or Hinduism. This lantern in particular has a print of Dragons. In Nepal symbol of dragon is found in many different life aspects, including architecture of shrines, art, ceremonial garments and spiritual practices and beliefs. Dragons are seen as an important cultural element of Nepali spirituality and is connected to the water element, strenght, growth and transformation, and protection.

it's made from the bark of the bush named Daphne Cannabina (it only grows at an altitude of 6500ft or above in the Himalayas)
it's 100% handmade - The bark of the bush has to be boiled for 8 hours to soften and break down the fibres, nextly it's hand sifted before being pulped. The next step is adding lokta pulp to the wooden frames (the manufacturing process takes place in water). Once the frame is drained the last step is to dry it in the sun. It's all done by Himalayan villagers.
it's a product of ancient Nepalese craftsmanship
eco paper - the inner bark is stripped away, but the root system isn't damaged which allows Daphne Cannabina to regrow itself very fastly.