Wood Turtle Set of 3

Wood Turtle Set of 3 hand painted turtles – The shell detached on each to reveal a small space for keepsakes

Created in Indonesia Hand carved and painted Set of turtles.

The shell of each opens and there is a small space for keeping trinkets.

Hand-painted in the distinctive, traditional Indonesian style.

Wood Turtle Dimensions

small turtle – 12cm long x 8cm wide x 4cm high

medium turtle – 14cm long x 9.5cm wide x 5cm high

large turtle – 21cm long x 12cm wide x 6cm high

Each Wood Turtle is different as they are hand made but all are the same style. We sourced these ourselves while in Indonesia and personally met with the wood-carver who made them.

All our balinese animals are handmade in Bali by Darma. We have been working with Darma since 2008.  You can see other pieces by him here.

We sell many handcrafted items from Indonesia. Indonesia has so many amazing indigenous crafts.  We sell more geckos and other animals in our other listings. 

We stock many of the kinds of crafts that Bali is rightly famous for and are small part of supporting the craftwork industry there and ensuring that the skills built up over generations are not lost.

Background

Woodcarving is the most enduring and widespread medium for artistic expression in Indonesia. Each Culture has its own style, and the diversity and sophiscation of Indonesia’s woodcarvers is remarkable. In Indonesia a house not only protects its inhabitants from the elements, but repels unwanted spirits. Example include the horned Singa (lion) heads that protect Batak Houses, the water buffalo representations on toraja houses sigifying prosperity, or the serpents and magical dog carving on Dayak houses in Kalimantan.