Bali & Java
Gracious Hostess Suar Wood Wine Holder
Masterfully carving Balinese suar wood, Made Wirata depicts a nude woman. She offers a bottle of wine, always the gracious hostess. The graceful figure bears the artisan's signature. Wine not included!
- Fair Trade is so much more than a product assortment. It's about safe workplaces, fair wages + community investments
- Each artwork is unique - wood grain, color, and pattern will differ slightly from picture
- Suar wood
- H 11.75 x L 6.75 x D 3.9 in (30 x 17 x 10 cm)
- Shipped from Montreal
Meet the artisan ...
When he finished elementary school, he apprenticed with his uncle, who taught him to carve traditional images. In 1993, his interest in art lead him to learn from a cousin how the carving of modern statuettes. Wirata began to sell his work in order to sustain his studies and now several galleries in Bali are collecting his creations ... read more
