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Mao girl makes dolls out of maize husks
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 21 2019:
Though most people just throw away maize husks for it is only the kernel one eats to N Sachi Mao of Mao, the husks are equally valuable, if not more than the kernels.
Beautiful dolls made of maize husks and silks were displayed and sold at the Vibrant North East 2019, an exhibition held at CAU, Iroishemba from June 19 to 21 under the aegis of CAU and Indian Council of Food and Agriculture.
N Sachi Mao of Song Song village, Mao Gate drew attention of quite of lot of visitors to the exhibition through her exquisite dolls made of maize husks and silks which would otherwise would have been disposed as valueless.
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Talking to this reporter, Sachi Mao said that she is now able to earn a decent income from selling her dolls.
She said that her dolls are sold at Rs 200 per piece.
Sachi Mao went on to claim that her dolls have found markets at Mumbai, Imphal and Nagaland.
Body parts of Sachi Mao's dolls are made of maize husks while hairs are made of maize silks.
These dolls hold baskets fully decked with flowers.
She said that she started making dolls out of maize husks and silks on her innovation.
The lady is now teaching young students of her locality how to make beautiful dolls out of maize husks and silks.
She is also training students of Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya based at Bhopal and Mysore on the same craft.
Notably, Sachi Mao is one of the leading producers of dry flowers at Mao Gate.
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