carved bird

This fertility doll will add a unique accent to your home decor. Hand-carved in Ghana by Abdul Aziz Mohamadu, this decorative sculpture features a blue tone and colorful recycled glass beads forming a flower. The item also comes joined to a little black and brown base for displaying all its glory.

Designed by Indian artisan Imran, this decorative plate will bring the muse of flowers to your home decor. The round plate is crafted from marble, featuring colorful floral motifs inspired by the designs found at the famous Taj Mahal. Intricate flowers are diligently carved by hand into the marble, inlaid with more than 850 pieces of colorful resin. Openwork jali patterns surround the composition, displayed on a mango wood stand.

Please note that once carved, marble may progressively change its original hue from pristine white to ivory.

A perky blue parrot alights on a tree branch. With wings spread, it flaunts flirty feathers in bright primary colors. Pablo and Lucy Mendez carry on the traditional alebrije folk art they learned from their own parents to craft the beautiful bird.

Oaxaca's alebrije tradition derives from the art of Pedro Linares (1906-1992), a Mexico City papier mache artist. While in a coma during a serious illness, he found himself in a dream forest with fanciful creatures made with body parts from different animals. They cried, "Alebrije! Alebrije!" When he awakened, Linares crafted the figures in papier mache and his influence reached to Oaxaca, where they are carved from copal wood.

Because each sculpture is an individually created work of folk art, shapes are dictated by the wood branch and may vary slightly. The feathers and tree trunk are disassembled to protect them during shipping.

Traditionally given to Ashanti women who hope to have children, this pair of fertility dolls is designed by Raphat Asigbey in Ghana. A male and a female figure are hand-carved from sese wood, given a painted finish in hues of blue, green, and black that accentuate their patterns.

Ghana's culture and worldview are condensed in an exquisite sese wood wall art by Winnie Mandela Koranteng. The artisan uses traditional techniques to engrave a classic scene of the region, portraying a village surrounded by nature, a vibrant bird symbolizing freedom, and a mystic cat representing cunning.