12 Sep 2014 Handmade Art on Animals

Fed up with the machine made things across the globe? Yes! If you are an art devotee then hand crafted goods are often a beautiful relief. A handicraft lover knows that handicraft has encompassed every little piece in our lives. The things that we use daily or the things that we use rarely has a handicraft version and if you are a lover of craft and an admirer of wildlife also, then here we present some of the most beautiful handmade art on animals.

Wooden Animal Tree from India

Handmade or hand crafted animals are rare to be found. Not every other place crafts them. Africa is the single biggest place on earth that crafts wild animals on wood or paints animal on hands till to this day. Second to it is India, which to some extent has also a good galore of animal as their craft theme.

Banana Leaf Painting- Lion

When we say wood carving of animals or sculptures, Kenya is the heaven of such art place. While individual animal sculptures are quite common piece over there, we tried and collected some rare ones for you!

Our first rare collection is a wooden elephant bowl from Africa. This wooden bowl of Africa has an elephant carved to it. Rarely crafted design and perfectly painted by the local craftsmen of Kenya. The curvatures, color and polish are dealt with sheer perfection and love for the art.

Animal Snack Bowl from Africa

Here is our second pick on an unusual set of African hand carved stacked wooden animals. These animals are of giraffe, zebra, lion, rhino and elephant. This wooden hand carved animal figurines are once again crafted by the Kenyan tribes.

And our third pick is from India. It’s is a wooden animal tree. A tree trunk is designed with 4-5 animals entirely on a single wood. A very rare piece and worth collecting as a unique show piece for your home.

African Banana Leaf Painting- Rhino

Banana leaf painting is another form of art or painting that is prevalent in African or Kenyan tribes. A certain craft tribe of Kenya uses dried banana leaves as their canvas. Animals are the most common theme to the people here. But they also paint typical village scenes. Most of the animals are beautifully painted on banana leaf. Each banana leaf painting is a collage of individual banana leaves, each work is individually created.

These are very rare collectable art from the wild animals! Seek the rarest of rare handicrafts in Craft Montaz and boast your collection!

By: Pushpita, a freelance writer on world handicrafts and lifestyle. Pushpita holds a Masters in English literature and is a rich media professional.