Global Crafts

African Natural Bone Salt & Pepper Shakers, Traditional Batik Designs

Name: African Natural Bone Salt & Pepper Shakers, Traditional Batik Designs
Brand: Global Crafts
SKU: KNB030B
Price: 24.0 USD
Availability: InStock

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Handmade by artisans in Kenya using traditional methods passed down through the generations, these batik bone salt and pepper shakers are beautiful and functional. Crafted from ethically sourced, sanitized animal bone that is hand carved.

Patterns vary - expect a variety of designs with your order!

Product Features:

Handcrafted and designed in beautiful styles, with unique details on each piece. Because of the hand-carved and hand-painted beauty of each piece, no two are identical.
Naturally water and stain resistant
Hand wash and air dry
Socially responsible goods that are empowering to consumers to purchase according to their values and help alleviate poverty. Fairtrade is so much more than a product assortment. It's about safe workplaces, fair wages + community investment for factory employees.
Made from ethically sourced animal bones that would have otherwise been discarded.
Each piece is approximately 3 inches tall.

Story Behind the Art:

The bone is "batiked" which is an age-old art process used in Africa. The patterns are applied by placing wax on the white bone and dipping the bone into a dark brown/black dye, resulting in beautiful African mud cloth designs.

About the Artisans

Working with more than 100 individual carvers in Machakos, Kenya, Jedando Modern Handicrafts markets African handicrafts primarily made of wood and bone worldwide. Carving is a tradition in Kenya with the children learning the craft from their parents. Carved by hand using only rudimentary hand tools, olive wood bowls, salad serving sets, and animal-shaped napkin rings take shape from pieces of olive wood, mahogany, and mpingo, or "African Ebony."
An integral part of the organization's function is to educate the craftspeople on the need for reforestation to enable the products to be available for years to come and offer a sustainable income for generations. While wood carving provides the major income for many in the Machakos area, other craftspeople earn a living by further enhancing the products including painting the napkin rings and carving discarded animal bone for the handles of salad serving sets. Often the bone is "batiked" by placing wax on the white bone and dipping the bone a dark brown/black dye, resulting in patterns African mud cloth designs.