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From Peruvian artisan Kelvin Maguiña comes this elaborate and colorful jewelry box. Handcrafted out of cedar wood and leather, the box is lined with maroon velveteen and features three removable drawers beneath the main compartment. Hummingbirds and flowers are hand-tooled on the lid and sides of the box and painted in vibrant colors.

A seahorse comes to life in Balinese suar wood. By Eka, this decorative box holds a secret. Four pieces link together like a puzzle to hide personal treasures inside.

A monarch butterfly flits amidst luscious flowers on this small decorative box. Artisan Gung Gus of Indonesia meticulously hand-paints the colorful motifs onto the crocodile wood box, lining the interior with black velvet.

In lavish colors, beautiful animal and heart motifs decorate this decoupage jewelry chest from Mexico. Ana Maria Gonzalez designs the chest, crafted from pinewood. Six drawers open with small brass knobs for storing your precious jewelry.

A Javanese duck comes to life in native Balinese suar wood. From Made Wirata, this decorative box holds a secret. Four pieces link together like a puzzle to hide personal treasures inside.

Gulam Rasool depicts dragons prowling in a fertile forest on a dramatic soapstone jewelry box. A master at traditional jali or openwork carving, he works in natural soapstone.

Charming in their beauty, two charming floral cats are depicted on the lid of this striking decorative box. Ana Maria Gonzalez creates this decor accessory, which she crafts from pinewood with distressed edges. The image of the cats alongside wood board motifs is applied in decoupage. Inside, the box features nine compartments for storing your belongings.

Artisan Kelvin Maguina of Peru designs this beautifully detailed wood jewelry box in warm golden tones with accents in brown, red and green. The jewelry box features intricate decoration on the exterior made of cedar wood and tooled leather. A pair of birds flits about in a garden of ornate flowers and leaves on the lid and variations of that motif are carried through to the sides and front. The jewelry box has three drawers and one top compartment, all lined in a velvety-soft red fabric. A rectangular mirror is attached to the interior side of the lid, which can remain open with the help of a leather strap hinge.

Calm and peaceful, this puzzle box depicts a resting giraffe. Indonesian artisan Sarwaedi presents his own designs in this piece, working with family members to hand carve it from local suar wood. The box opens to reveal a single inner compartment for storing small items.

Walking through a forest of golden foliage, a family of elephants enjoys a day of leisure. This scene of tradition is inspired by the mural paintings of central Thailand. Nantana Sompamitre hand-carves the statuette from mango wood and coats it with several layers of lacquer, which she prepares from the Gluta usitata tree and ashes of burnt rice paddy husks.

Sompamitre executes the moving scene with a traditional gilding technique called lai rot nam (watered pattern). First the patterns are engraved free-hand with a sharp-pointed tool, and then the piece is dusted with a wooden powder. The black background is covered with a yellow gummy paint, which comes from a tree resin that has been placed in water for a day. After that, a thin coat of lacquer is applied to the entire surface and, before it dries, gold leaf is placed over it. The piece is then left to dry for approximately 20 hours. Finally, the whole lacquerware is thoroughly rinsed in water rinsing out impurities or unattached gold leaf. The result is a piece of rich artistry, where shimmering gold engraved designs contrast against a high-gloss black background.

Emerging amid fertile foliage and flowers, a mysterious woman is carved from crocodile wood. Gusti Ngurah Semarajaya handcrafts a petit jewelry box, painted by hand and lined in velvet.