Size: 30 cm
A large and beautiful hand carved Ebony African candle holder set that is heavy and stands tall at 30 -35 cm . The Beautifully hand carved Ebony wood candle holder has the face of a traditional tribal man and woman carved into the base of each candle holder.
The Candle holders originate from Kenya and has been hand carved by a tribesman of the Maasai (Masai) Mara tribe. The wooden African candle holders are carved to the highest of standard and weighs 1.4 kg's together showing that the wood is hard solid Ebony. We do have these African candle holders is many sizes so if you are looking for a particular size let us know and we will arrange that for you.
The Maasai (Masai) tribesmen are one of the more well known tribes in Africa and have change very little as modern life has taken over. The Maasai (Masai) are mostly herdsmen that believe that cattle which is given to them from God is the source of wealth and most of Maasai (Masai) Mara men will spend their day watching over the cattle. The Maasai (Masai) craftsmen have a distinct style of art that is easily recognizable and often set in bright red colors, their artwork is mainly brought about by the people around them or African animals. All Maasai (Masai) carvings will have some animal or warrior feature.
Return to our candle holder gallery if you are looking for a particular African candle holder or e-mail us and we will arrange the candle holder that you are looking for.
Each Ebony candle holder is an "original" work of art, individually handmade, no two are exactly alike which adds to the value of each African candle holder. The original nature of tribal art will be reflected by variances from the candle holder as shown, each piece of a specific style is similar, but not identical.
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