Every tree needs a Turtle Dove (perhaps a pair!) This winged beauties are skillfully made in Kenya with soapstone mine from regional quarries. Artisans carve, dye and etch these unique holiday decorations entirely by hand, each one featuring bold stripes and traditional Kenyan motifs.
Product Specifications:
- Soapstone
- Sold individually
- Approximately 3.5" w x 2" high
- Handmade in Kenya
This is special because...
My favorite childhood tradition was visiting Chicago Museum of Science & Industry's annual Christmas Around the World display in the Great Hall. Perhaps this fantastical forest of sky scraping trees decked in vivid colors and cultures spawned my life long curiosity in the similarities and differences of craft traditions around the world.
Our globally sourced ornaments celebrate heritages as vast and varied as the regions from which they hail: Kenyan woodcraft, Ugandan horn work, Indian lacquerware, Rwandan basketweaving and Haitian paper and punched tin traditions, to name a few.
