Handwork Wood
Monday, March 14th, 2011
Revival of wood carving on in Kashmir
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Father and Son ‘Our Time Together’ Wood Overlay Picture (Ghana) $44.99 You won’t be able to stop admiring the crafty and talented handwork of D. AddoWall hanging illustrates the joy and loving bond between a father and son reading togetherWood overlay art requires precision and creativity to create |
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Bone and Wood Appetizer Set (Africa) $17.49 Small olive utensils are great for appetizer traysKitchen tools feature batiked bone handlesHandcrafted appetizer set lends uniqueness to your diningJedando Modern Handicrafts |
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Handcrafted Mahogany Wood ‘Night Palace’ Wall Mirror (Indonesia) $206.99 Carved by hand, this wall mirror suggests a tropical palace setting. Sri Maryati works in mahogany wood, to handcraft the mirror frame, complementing its dark grain with elegant detailing. |
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Mango Wood Carved Tear Drop Vase (Thailand) $48.99 Where style meets functionality, this vase is made from eco-friendly mango wood. Artisans in Thailand delicately handcraft this vase over a 60-day process. Each vase includes a 12-inch glass liner and can be used safely for fresh flowers. |
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Handcrafted Mahogany Wood ‘Palomino’ Puzzle Box (Guatemala) $47.99 In Francisco Mendoza’s hands, a palomino is transformed into a mahogany wood sculpture with two hidden drawers inside. He handcrafts the horse in such a way that, when the three puzzle pieces are assembled, the creature appears. |
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Old Modern Handicrafts Dickie Walker Model $234.99 Whether you’re on the bridge, beach or patio, Dickie Walker knows your passion for boating is a passion for life well-lived. This is a beautiful fishing- pleasure boat belong to Dickie Walker Marine Clothing company in beautiful southern California. |
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Manufactured Wood ‘Skeleton Baker’ Display Jigsaw Puzzle (Mexico) $42.99 Balancing on his bicycle, the village baker makes deliveries as a display jigsaw puzzle sculpture. Fernando Sarvide handcrafts the wood sculpture as a skeleton from Mexico’s Day of the Dead. |
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Handcrafted Mango Wood ‘Midnight Garden’ Jewelry Box (India) $30.49 India’s Kailash Chand handcrafts this jewelry box, depicting colorful flowers in a garden of midnight black. A master of Pichwai style of painting, he bring its intricacy and detail the mango wood jewelry box. |
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Recycled 15-key Mbira Instrument (Zimbabwe) $39.69 Quintessential African musical instrument is made from recycled materialsZimbabwean mbira is a thumb piano with a magical soundInstrument is made from scraps of tin, wood and bottle capsJedando Modern Handicrafts |
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Ishpingo Wood ‘Grand Elephant’ Sculpture (Peru) $201.99 Carving Andean ishpingo wood, John Barrow handcrafts a sculpture with a puzzle-like effect. He masterfully captures the strong, regal essence of an elephant in this colorful sculpture. |
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Kenyan Large Thumb Piano (Kenya) $21.99 Add an authentic handmade musical instrument to your home with a Kenyan large thumb pianoHobby item makes a great giftEach piano features unique decorationJedando Modern Handicrafts |
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Handcrafted Crocodile Wood ‘Legong Kraton Dance’ Sculpture (Indonesia) $309.99 Nyoman Sedayatana handcrafts a beautiful sculpture depicting a dancer performing the ‘Legong Kraton.’ A refined image of Bali, the sculpture is carved from crocodile wood and painted by hand. |
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Handcrafted Mahogany Wood ‘Christ’s Cross’ Box (Guatemala) $32.99 ‘Jesus is a very important part of my life and that of my family. This box was created as a reminder,’ says Guatemalan artisan Diego Mendoza. He handcrafts the box from mahogany, granadillo root and guachipilin wood with rich inlay motifs. |
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Set of Six Safari Napkin Rings (Africa) $35.99 Set of six napkin rings is carved from African Mahogany, using simple toolsSet includes six (6) rings featuring a different animalNapkin rings are carved by hand using only rudimentary hand toolsJedando Modern Handicrafts |
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Kenyan Kalimba Thumb Piano (Kenya) $16.49 Traditional African instrument is a Kalimba, or finger pianoInstrument is handmade in Kenya, East AfricaMusical instrument measures 6.5 inches long x 2.5 inches high x 1.5 inches deepJedando Modern Handicrafts |
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Handcarved Wood ‘Festival In Kumasi’ Ashanti Mask (Ghana) $78.99 A long, narrow mask depicts a thin man who opens his mouth to speak. Hand carved from African sese wood, this mask is the handiwork of Gordon Adu, who replicates those used by the Ashanti people during the Adae festival in Kumasi. |
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Sese Wood ‘Recognition’ African Mask (Ghana) $56.99 Insets of aluminum repousse adorn the chin and forehead of this handsome mask symbolizing recognition. Walter Kuma handcrafts the sese wood mask named Abodin, meaning ‘very expensive and good in quality’ in Ghana’s Akan language. |
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Handcrafted Sese Wood ‘Be Faithful’ African Mask (Ghana) $57.99 Godfred France handcrafts an original African mask he names ‘Zuba,’ ‘Faithfulness’ in the Hausa language. ‘There is a lot of mistrust in the world today and I designed this mask to express the need to be faithful to one another,’ the artisan confides. |
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Set of 2 Mango-Wood Bark Bowls (Thailand) $47.99 A perfect blend of uniqueness and functionality, this bowl set is made from eco-friendly mango wood. Our artisans delicately handcraft this over a 60-day process, leaving the original bark on the bowl. |
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Handcrafted Mahogany Wood ‘Island Guardian’ Jambe Drum (Indonesia) $232.99 Carved by hand, mahogany wood takes the goblet shape of the Balinese ‘jambe’ drum where an ancient effigy stands guard on the base. By Khoirul Anam handcrafts the instrument and crowns it with a resonant cowhide drumhead surrounded by nylon cords. |