Khan Kluay Wood Elephant Sculpture _artisan--novica-artisan-5709 Each elephant is hand-felted and

Each elephant is hand-felted and beaded by women artisans at Sana Hastakala in Nepal

or sketching

Artisans from Peduli Bali work toward alleviating this by transforming discarded items into useful and beautiful objects to use again and again

known as a chakana

Khan Kluay Wood Elephant Sculpture _artisan--novica-artisan-5709 Each elephant is hand-felted andThis wonderful wood elephant is created in Thailand by Jaifah Aksornsri using techniques taught to her by parents. The beautiful statuette is handcrafted from native raintree wood and finished naturally, which accentuates its charming appeal. The name Khan Kluay comes from the main character in a popular family film in Thailand that follows the journey of a young elephant in becoming a war elephant for King Naresuan, who once led the ancient Ayutthaya