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Despite its fearsome form, the Basuki dragon symbolizes safety and protection for people. Ketut Sandi carves this naga (dragon) in low relief to guard a backgammon set. He transforms sono wood and cempaka wood into the board. The playing pieces are carved of clove wood.

Challenging one another in backgammon, abstract lovers kiss before and after a game. Ketut Sandi creates a game set for couples. The images in low relief adorn a kepelan wood box, which opens to reveal the game board. The playing pieces and dice are sculpted from sono wood.

With ferocious expressions, a bull and a lion prepare to meet on the battlefield. They guard a lavishly sculpted box that opens to reveal a backgammon board. Ketut Sandi carves the kepelan wood box and each piece by hand, creating the playing field with wood inlays. The disks and dice are sculpted from sono wood.

Shaped within a diamond, a brilliant flower adorns this splendid hand-carved backgammon set. The craftsmanship is unique, as the board displays Ketut Sandi's expertise and imagination. He uses manual tools to carve the detailed imagery from cempaka wood. The checkers and dice are all carved by hand from sono wood; the lighter pieces are carved from the external part of the wood.

Jayaprana and Layonsari are forever reunited in this hand-carved backgammon set by Ketut Sandi. According to legend, the king was mad with desire for Layonsari, and so had her husband, Jayaprana, killed. Rather than submit to the monarch, Layonsari killed herself, and joined her beloved husband in heaven. The artisan's expertise is evident in the detailed and expressive images of the eternal lovers. He uses manual tools to carve the portraits from native cempaka wood. The checkers and dice are all carved by hand as well; the lighter pieces are carved from the external part of the wood.

Balinese artisan Ketut Sandi brings us this beautiful backgammon set made entirely of cempaka wood. This traditional board game is designed for two players and has all the necessary pieces to spend a fun morning or afternoon with friends or family. May the luckiest player win!