These Fair Trade Animals are handmade by skilled craftsmen in India and can take up to 3 weeks to make. The animals are crafted over a wire frame that is covered in rice grass and papier mache to provide the body contours of the animals. It is then sun-dried before sheep and goats leather, a by-product of the food industry, is then stretched over the base. The animals are then hand painted and polished to form these stunning and durable life-like animals. Each one is boxed and approx 17cm (6¾") long x 12cm (4¾") high.
Tuesday, 21 June 2011
Latest Arrivals Fair Trade Small Leather Animals:
These Fair Trade Animals are handmade by skilled craftsmen in India and can take up to 3 weeks to make. The animals are crafted over a wire frame that is covered in rice grass and papier mache to provide the body contours of the animals. It is then sun-dried before sheep and goats leather, a by-product of the food industry, is then stretched over the base. The animals are then hand painted and polished to form these stunning and durable life-like animals. Each one is boxed and approx 17cm (6¾") long x 12cm (4¾") high.
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