Jedando

Hand-carved Miniature Wood Safari Animals- Set of 7 -Muhugu Wood-Fair Trade

Name: Hand-carved Miniature Wood Safari Animals- Set of 7 -Muhugu Wood-Fair Trade
Brand: Jedando
SKU: KWC014A
Price: 29.95 USD
Availability: InStock

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There are 7 different African animals in this set hand-carved from Muhugu wood. Each animal is 3-5 inches long.

Zebra
Giraffe
Rhinoceros
Elephant
Cheetah
Tiger
Springbok

Due to the natural wood and the fact that these animals are each hand-carved you can expect slight variations in both coloring and the finished designs.

To learn more about the talented artists who handcraft these beautifully whimsical creations, please click on "About the Artisans".

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.