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A peaceful and joyful ambiance is now possible thanks to this gendarme duck, determined to maintain everything in order with its confident expression. Perfect as a gift for loved ones, this bamboo root and teak wood sculpture features a little police hat and painted garments, all handmade by Java's Ira S.

Balinese artisan Gung Gus presents this lovely sculpture of Shiva, the third god in the Hindu triumvirate, alongside Brahma and Vishnu. Shiva's role in the triumvirate is to destroy the universe in order to re-create it. Crafted from crocodile wood, the sculpture is hand painted in purple, black, and green.

In a departure from many of his other traditional painted Balinese masks, Made Mulyani presents this mask in the image of this peaceful Buddha, hand carved but left unpainted in order to enhance the appreciation of its simplicity. The mask reveals the natural grain and unique color variations of the suar wood from which it is carved.

Kwan Im from Buddhist traditions sits atop a large lotus leaf with a corona of fire circling her head. Known by many as the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, Kwan Im is depicted here displaying the Karana Mudra in her right hand to ward off evil, with a jar of divine water cradled in her left hand. A Bodhisattva is one who has achieved a state of enlightenment akin to Buddha, but who refuses nirvana in order to help the people of their world. Bali's Made Mulyani hand-carves this majestic relief panel from suar wood.

"This sculpture represents the way to keep forgiving each other, loving each other, and to be at peace with yourself, because we are all brothers," explains Balinese artisan Wayan Rendah, conveying this vision in his superbly hand-carved relief panel.

"I is inspired by the turmoil of the world, which is completely uncertain, which causes unrest and difficulties for all countries, Where each party shows a high sense of ego and feels the most right, without realizing it.

"We are all brothers and sisters in this world. There should be no such thing as enmity. In the Hindu sloka verses, the Wedadikatan Sloka — "Wasumdhwam Kutumbhaka" — means let's sit together and shake hands looking for a way to an agreement to achieve world peace."

The artist continues, "The way to make peace for the common good in society and the world is to mediate, to sit down together to find the best solution for problems, and to solve them for the sake of mutual peace and the world. My hope is that all people can respect each other to avoid hostility and injustice in life and society.

"We must forgive and love one another in order to achieve peace. We are all brothers and sisters in this world where there should be no such thing as hatred.

"Love and peace are powerful concepts that inevitably go hand in hand, because one does not exist without the other."