A Group of Company School Figurines of Tradespeople   Kondapali 19th century   Dome 40 cm diameter   Each figure is carved in Tella Poniki wood, treated with a white gesso and polychromed, mounted in a dome glass and wood case.   The Imperial Gazetter of India (1909) sates, "At Kondapalli there is a special industry-the manufacture of small figures and toys from a light wood which grows on the hills."   Detail 1 of the trades people Detail 2 of the trades people Detail 3 of the trades people