About Newar Tundal Strut Carving
Newar tundal carving is the deeply worked roof-strut woodcraft of the Kathmandu Valley, seen at Bhaktapur's 55-Window Palace and the Pujari Math. Centuries-old sal-wood struts of deities and pierced lattice windows have darkened almost black through age and oiling, set against Bhaktapur's red brick.
This design system translates that tradition into digital form — a near-black aged-hardwood ground, carved mid-brown figures, pierced-lattice framing, and the muted brick-red complement of Bhaktapur masonry, all rendered with the depth and shadow of undercut relief rather than flat color.
- Origin
- Kathmandu Valley, Nepal (Bhaktapur)
- Era
- pre-1900 (peak Malla-era woodcraft; Bhaktapur 55-Window Palace ~1700)
- Key figures
- Newar woodcarvers of the Kathmandu Valley guild tradition · Malla-era court ateliers of Bhaktapur
- Movements
- Newar tiered pagoda-temple architecture · Sal-wood (Dhusim) strut and lattice carving · Kathmandu Valley deity relief
Newar Tundal Strut Carving design spec
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