Name: Hand Carved Jacaranda Wood Platter from Kenya | (+254) Hand Carved Jacaranda Wood Platter from Kenya | +254704526345
Brand: Jedando Handicrafts

Hand Carved Jacaranda Wood Platter from Kenya

This small serving platter is artfully carved from a single piece of jacaranda wood from Kenya. The craftsmanship and attention to detail is superb. Skilled artisans use simple hand tools to carve these elegant pieces. The plate is approximately 9 inches long.

Food safe, making the plate great for entertaining or a catch-all plate in any room. Because these are crafted by hand using rudimentary hand tools, no two are identical and variations are to be appreciated and enjoyed.

In Kenya, the beautiful The jacaranda tree (mimosifolia) is a tropical tree that produces clusters of fragrant purple blooms. The wood is hard and perfect for carving functional and decorative bowls. Jacaranda branches are arched, forming a canopy shaped like an upturned umbrella.

Product Features:

Approximately 9.25 inches long by 7 inches and 1 inch deep.
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Color: Natural.
Material: Kenya Jacarada wood.

Care Instructions:

Hand wash only.
Periodically treat wood with food-grade mineral oil or olive oil to maintain their beauty and luster.

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.
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