Coconut shell sculpture, Sea Turtles

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Coconut shell sculpture, 'Sea Turtles'

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Sculpture:

4.7" H x 5.5" Diam.

Base:

0.8" H x 3.3" Diam.

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Weight: 0.63 oz

Coconut shell and albesia wood

Base included

Hand-crafted item -- color, size and/or motif may vary slightly

Ships from NOVICA Office in Indonesia.

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Coconut shell sculpture, 'Sea Turtles'

Keeping alive the artisan heritage of her late husband, Putra Suteja, Eka removes the husk from a coconut shell and polishes the piece to a sheen. She then carves sea turtles swimming amid underwater ferns, so that the images perforate the shell. The sculpture stands on an albesia wood base.

Please note size and coloring may differ as the artist works with natural coconut shell.

An artisan story card will be included with your purchase.

Today's Price: $62.99

Retail Value: $82.95

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Eka

"Even though now I am alone, I always keep my spirit up and go on strong for my children."

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Eka

"I am Eka, and I was introduced to Novica by my husband Putra Suteja. Unfortunately he passed away in 2009 after a long illness, leaving me with a 3 year old daughter and a 10 day old son. I decided to honor his memory by continuing carving, something I learnt from my father from a very young age. Dad would carve and my mother, brothers and I would finish the pieces. We worked this way until I married Putra Suteja.

"He liked to carve coconut shells and we enjoyed developing new styles and designs together, then I would make the samples. Now that I'm the sole provider for my children, I continue to carve coconut shells, and I also carve statuettes from wood.

"My children are my biggest motivation to work and to move on. Even though now I am alone, I always keep my spirit up and go on strong for my children. Thanks to them I do not falter, and thanks to all of you for always supporting me.

"Being associated with Novica means I can feed my children – I will always do my best to provide a good future for them. Thanks Novica and thanks to you all, because you encourage me to continue developing new ideas and designs for the sculptures so they will be always liked."

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