This is a beautiful work of art!! Several layers of papier mache are laid on a mold and then the resulting shell is hand painted.  Each layer must dry before the next can be applied, no simple feat in a country where monsoons and floods make it nearly impossible to find air that is not filled with moisture.  It can be days or weeks before an artist can paint the elaborate design and the tassel cord applied, the final steps in producing a piece touched by many hands.

CFM, Community Friendly Movement is a social enterprise based out of New Delhi, India whose mission is to create income for its primary stakeholders, artisan communities in rural India, by working directly with the community, reducing the number of levels in the chain, and increasing the sustainable income of the individual.

In addition to international marketing support, CFM trains groups on the importance of quality, enabling producers to create high quality, internationally-marketable goods. Producers range from individual entrepreneurs, to womens groups, to community development organizations who implement projects to help improve the lives of street children