Ebros Gift Safari Wild Animals Mahogany Wood Elephant Cheetah Lion Rhinoceros Giraffe and Zebra Kitchen Dining Napkin Rings Holders Set of Six

This set of six napkin rings is carved from African Mahogany, using simple tools. Each set includes one of each of the following animals: lion, cheetah, elephant, rhinoceros, giraffe, and zebra. Working with more than 100 individual carvers in Machakos, Kenya,Jedando Modern Handicrafts markets products primarily made of wood and bone worldwide. Carving is a tradition in Kenya with the children learning the craft from their parents. Carved by hand using only rudimentary hand tools, olive wood bowls, salad serving sets, and animal-shaped napkin rings take shape from pieces of olive wood, mahogany, and mpingo, or "African Ebony." An integral part of the organization's function is to educate the craftspeople on the need for reforestation to enable the products to be available for years to come and offer a sustainable income for generations. While wood carving provides the major income for many in the Machakos area, other craftspeople earn a living by further enhancing the products including painting the napkin rings and carving discarded animal bone for the handles of salad serving sets. Often the bone is "batiked" by placing wax on the white bone and dipping the bone a dark brown/black dye, resulting in patterns African mud cloth designs.

• Set of 6 wooden napkin rings; Makes a beautiful housewarming or birthday gift
• Due to the hand-carved and hand-painted nature, each piece may have slight variances in size and design
• The Kenyan craftspeople are educated on the need for reforestation to enable the products to be available for years to come and offer a sustainable income for generations
• Each napkin ring measures about 2.25" - 3" High, 3.5" - 4.25" Wide and 1.5" Deep. Together theigh weigh about 14 ounces.