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Manasa Wooden Earrings – Boxwood Teardrops with an Ebony Flame
Manasa Wooden Earrings – Boxwood Teardrops with an Ebony Flame
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A long Boxwood teardrop with a slender dark shape laid inside it, tapering like a flame.
Manasa is made from Boxwood and Ebony, two of the woods that pass through a Kolkata workshop making parts for musical instruments. The Ebony is the wood of violin fingerboards and tailpieces; the Boxwood is what instrument makers use for fittings and for their own bench tools. Both reach us as offcuts from that work — fully seasoned, dense and stable. Read how the wood gets here.
The outer shape is a long teardrop, rounded at the base and drawn to a point at the top. Inside it sits a second, narrower shape in Ebony veneer — a leaf-thin piece of wood cut to a tapering form and laid onto the Boxwood, then polished back.
Setting a narrow dark shape inside a wider pale one, with an even margin of Boxwood left showing all the way round, makes the earring read as a shape within a shape: a flame in a lamp, a seed in a pod, depending on what you see first. It is the same silhouette twice at two scales, which is why the piece looks resolved rather than decorated.
Details ▾
Woods: Boxwood body with Ebony veneer, responsibly repurposed exotic hardwoods.
Construction: cut veneer, laid and polished back.
Form: long teardrop with an inner tapering shape.
Pair weight: about 10 g.
Findings are metal alloy. Sold as one pair.
Handcrafted in Kolkata, India.
Styling ▾
Two tones and one simple motif make these easy lightweight wooden earrings for daily wear — there is nothing busy enough to clash with a print, and nothing so plain that the pair disappears.
The long teardrop suits a bare neckline and hair worn up, where the full taper is visible.
Looking after it ▾
- Keep it in a cool, dry place, out of direct sunlight.
- Keep it dry. A laid surface dislikes prolonged damp, so take these off before washing or swimming.
- Store pieces separately so they do not knock against one another — the edges are where laid wood is most vulnerable.
- Wipe gently with a soft dry cloth after wearing.
- Avoid perfume, moisturiser, soap and other chemicals.
Delivery and returns ▾
Free shipping on prepaid orders within India. Dispatch in 2–3 working days; delivery 2–3 days to metro cities and 5–7 days elsewhere in India. Cash on Delivery is available at selected locations with a ₹50 cash-handling charge. We ship worldwide, with import duties and local taxes payable by the recipient.
Please film an unboxing video. It is required for any claim about a damaged, defective or incorrect item, which must be raised within 48 hours of delivery.
Is the dark shape a hole or wood? ▾
Wood. It is Ebony veneer cut to shape and laid onto the Boxwood, then polished flush — not a cut-out, and not painted.
What does veneer mean here? ▾
A very thin leaf of solid wood, cut to shape and laid onto the body beneath it — the method used on instrument cases and fine cabinetry. Keep the piece dry and avoid knocking the edges and it will hold for years.
Are these comfortable for daily wear? ▾
Yes. The pair weighs about 10 g and the teardrop is narrow, so there is nothing broad to swing or catch.
Are both earrings identical? ▾
Close, but not exactly. Each inner shape is cut and placed by hand, so the margin around it varies a little from one to the other.
Will the colour fade? ▾
Wood deepens rather than fades. Kept out of direct sunlight and away from chemicals, both woods darken slightly over the years and hold their polish.
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Manasa Wooden Earrings – Boxwood Teardrops with an Ebony Flame
Rs. 750.00