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Turtle Shaped Decorative Box with Butterfly Images, "Butterfly Turtle"
A colorful butterfly flits through the rice field beneath a blue sky. Carved from crocodile wood, this jewelry box takes the shape of a sea turtle. Gusti Ngurah Semarajaya carves the petite box and meticulously paints it by hand. It is lined in black velvet.
In addition to supporting his three children, Gusti also cares for a foster child.
Gusti Ngurah Semarajaya has received 7 microcredit loans with 0% interest from Kiva and Novica, the first for $500 and the most recent for $1000. Proceeds were used to invest in wood and additional labor for production.
This artist uses traditional techniques handed down through the generations and/or creates culturally significant items, helping keep these traditions alive.
Gusti now has artisan assistants who help with the hand-painting of his designs. Each of these assistants works from home.
Gusti pays for the education of his three children and his foster child.
"Love this turtle!"
It is very well made and the detail and colors are wonderful. It's a little hard to take apart if you want to use it as a place to store jewelry or whatever ... and as a storage container, it is a bit small. But I bought it just as an interesting and vibrant decoration.
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"Beautiful turtle"
This item was a very successful birthday gift. It was beautiful and very good quality.
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- Good to hold jewelry
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Meet the Artist
Gusti Ngurah Semarajaya
Wood display dolls and carvings
Bali and Java
61 artist reviewsCause Badges
Gusti Ngurah Semarajaya Wood display dolls and carvings
"At school, my drawing skill was above average... I also took a part-time job finishing and adding color to art products."
61 Testimonials for Gusti Ngurah Semarajaya
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