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Sitting beneath a tree, a girl enjoys sunset's splendor. A butterfly alights on her hand while a tame deer nibbles at her clothing. Siddique creates an idyllic scene from bygone days in this exquisite batik wall hanging.

A musician from northern Ghana's Bongo tribe sounds a long, narrow trumpet. He wears the traditional robe and headgear of his people. Working in batik, K. Baka depicts the man in a warm orange and yellow wall hanging.

Village life enchants Siddique as he finds scenes of beauty there for his batik work. Wearing traditional clothing and lavish jewelry, a girl carries a jar filled with water. The sky is red with sunset hues in this elegant wall hanging.

With this wall hanging, Peruvian artisan Eleodora Salvatierra captures the exotic nature of our pre-historic lands. She works in the traditional style of arpillera patchwork, crafting ancient dinosaurs and plants from a cotton blend. You'll appreciate T-rexes, brontosauruses, and much more that will adorn your wall.

Coming from a family of artists, Oluwayemisi Adeniran carries on her family tradition by creating works of batik art. Working from Ghana, she presents this wall hanging, which depicts a masquerade during the Yoruba Obalufon festival, where people dress as spirits and emerge from local shrines to give prophecies. Adeniran draws with a wax resist on cotton cloth before applying colorful dyes.

Inspired by the original Orbis Terrarum, believed to be the first true atlas of the world, Glauco in Brazil creates this beautiful wall map. Crafted from genuine leather and decorated with pyrographic techniques, the map depicts the world as it was perceived in 1527. Ships, animals, architectural examples and more adorn the map. It arrives ready to hang with cedar wood rods at top and bottom.

In this hand made arpillera wall hanging, artisan Leonor Quispe of Peru creates a colorful scene of fields, country homes, an orchard and a country side in the height of bloom. This arpillera is filled with texture and fabulous details, from the peasants' clothing to the blankets on the donkeys to the multi-colored wings of the butterflies. The top of the arpillera has an opening to insert a rod for hanging on the wall.

The market stalls are bursting with colorful flowers and sumptuous fruits and vegetables in this hand made arpillera wall hanging by artisan Leonor Quispe of Peru. The artist fills this wall hanging with delectable details and texture, from the petals of the flowers to the traditional clothing of the market sellers to the leafy greens of the produce. A display rod can be inserted into an opening at the top for easy hanging. A cornucopia of color, this arpillera will be a bright and lively focal point for any room.

Seated on a tiger, Shiva lifts a hand in blessing. Regarded as the celestial overlord of deliverance through destruction, Shiva has his customary trident by his side as a show of divinity. The hissing cobra that slithers around his head symbolizes his potent divine destructivity, and his matted hair is thought to contain the flow of the Ganges River. Shiva is one of the most complex gods of India, embodying seemingly contradictory qualities. He is both the destroyer and the restorer, the great ascetic and the symbol of sensuality, the benevolent herdsman of souls and the wrathful avenger. Unaffected by the whims of the world, he is innocent and guileless, pure of mind and heart. He does not adorn his body with jewels or flowers — he mats his hair and dresses in animal hide.

Ida Bagus Lawa Bargawa is a master of the batik technique, sketching the figures by hand and applying the wax resist freehand, which requires great skill. A different dye bath is required for each separate color in his elegant and complex batik "painting."

Butterflies guard rows of flowers as the sun shines bright on the verdant fields of Cajamarca, in the Ancash department of Peru. Guarded by cattle and birds soaring through azure skies, this wall hanging celebrates Peru's arpillera tradition. Leonor Quispe designs and sews the cotton appliqué composition, her artistry evident in the miniscule details of her work.

A display rod (not included) can be slipped through an opening at the top.