Decorative Boxes and Containers
Venezuela - Andes Mountains
Diana Parra is a pottery artist from the Andes Mountains of Venezuela. She specializes in original, creative Nativity scenes as well as other kinds of pottery. For more pottery by Diana look under Religious Crafts.
Brazil These items are hand carved of stone by Brazilian artisans.
Indonesia
Lombok In traditional Indonesia, medicines, which are usually made of native herbs are highly prized, precious possessions. Traditionally Indonesians would carve elaborate boxes and containers to hold their medicines. Though increasingly rare, these boxes may still be found, hand carved of wood, bamboo, bone, and horn.
Large bamboo medicine containers average 9" in height. No two alike.
These gorgeously hand carved wooden boxes feature carved and cut out tops and are inlaid with Mother of Pearl.
This beautifully handcrafted box is from Lombok and is hand carved of wood and hand inlaid with triangles of Mother of Pearl.
These Traditional containers are made with hand-etched gourds with hand carved wooden handles.
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