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Handmade.com
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Blue batik wood
mancala board game, handmade in Java, Indonesia by Gunadi, a
renowned batik artisan.
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Price: $59.99 artisan-direct at Handmade.com |
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Mancala is a
traditional two-player game that encourages cunning and
strategy. The folding board game features a hand painted
blue batik pattern and natural pebbles for playing with
friends. The gorgeous wood-batik handcrafting process takes
more than 15 steps to painstakingly complete.
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The artisan, Gunadi,
explains his vision: "The traditional batik motifs that I
use are classic traditional motifs that have been used by
our ancestors. The Parang, Kawung, and Truntum motifs have
deep historical values that inspire me and greatly affect
the life of the Javanese people. Preserving culture is one
of the goals I want to achieve. For this reason, I hope that
in the future, young people can be more interested in
getting to know and learning about the culture and crafts of
ancestral heritage.”
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About Handmade.com:
Handmade.com is a groundbreaking artisan-direct online
marketplace dedicated exclusively to handmade goods, the
artisans who make them, and the customers who love them.
Handmade.com specializes in ethically handmade gifts,
jewelry, apparel, and home decor. Handmade.com’s parent
company is NOVICA, the leading fair trade platform for
artisans in remote regions of the world, founded in 1999.
For more information, visit Handmade.com. |
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This new global
marketplace emerges at a time when many Etsy sellers have
become increasingly disgruntled with Etsy's fees, and upset
by its acceptance of mass produced goods - which detractors
say have virually "buried" handmade sellers. Unlike
Etsy, Handmade.com prohibits the sale of mass produced
goods, and only accepts sellers who commit to specified
ethically-made standards.
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