Purple Violets Mango Wood Decorative Box Pair Aid to Artisans - Haiti They appear in many Thai

They appear in many Thai proverbs and sayings

Recycled Kantha textiles & brass

French hook

Leather & brass

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Purple Violets Mango Wood Decorative Box Pair Aid to Artisans - Haiti They appear in many ThaiNantana Sompamitre creates this pair of delightful boxes by carving mango wood into spheres. A violet motif adorns their smooth, lacquered surfaces. Sompamitre carves the desired shape and coats it with lacquer. Once dried it is polished, and another coat is applied up to twenty times before as many six coats of pure lacquer are present. The final layer is polished with powdered fired clay. Then the motifs are etched with a technique called lai kad