VINTAGE~EBONY HANDCARVED~BALINESE VASE 8”~EUC

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VINTAGE~EBONY HANDCARVED~BALINESE VASE 8”~EUC. Condition is "Used". Shipped with USPS Priority Mail.
THIS IS A UNIQUE HAND CARVED BALINESE VASE MADE FROM EBONY WOOD. IT IS 8” HIGH. IT IS 4” WIDE AT THE TOP BUT GRADUATES TO 20” IN THE MIDDLE. THE VASE IS QUITE SUBSTANTIAL AND WEIGHTY AT A LTTILE OVER 3 POUNDS.
I PURCHASED THIS VASE IN BALI IN THE 1980’s. THE CRUISE SHIP THAT I WAS PERFORMING ON DROPPED ANCHOR FOR TWO NIGHTS/3DAYS. WE WERE GIVEN A VERY INTENSIVE TOUR OF BALI (PRIOR TO THE RASH OF CORPORATE HOTELS) FROM RICE PADDY FIELDS, BAT CAVES, INCREDIBLE GARDENS BUT MOST INTERESTING WERE THEIR SCHOOLS.
IN BALI FROM THE AGE OF TWO CHILDREN WERE TAUGHT THE ARTS. CULTURAL DANCES, SONGS, PAINTING, JEWELRY MAKING AND WOOD CARVING.
THIS VASE WAS MADE BY A 10 YEAR BOY I BEFRIENDED. IT WAS SUCH A HOT DAY I LEFT THE SLOW MOVING TOUR AND SAT IN THE SHADE TO WATCH A BOY CARVE THIS VASE. IT WAS ONLY PARTIALLY DONE WHEN I REJOINED THE TOUR AND I SAID MY GOODBYES TO THE BOY NAMED “ MATU”.
ON OUR LAST DAY IN BALI THIS LITTLE BOY MATU, CAME DOWN TO THE PIER WHERE WE WERE ALL LEAVING ON TENDER BOATS BACK TO THE ROYAL VIKING LINE SHIP. HE WANTED TO GIFT ME WITH HIS VASE AS A SOUVENIR OF MY VISIT WITH HIM. HE WAITED WHILE I TOOK THE QUICK BOAT RIDE TO THE SHIP AND COULD RETURN WITH SOUVENIRS FROM AMERICA FOR HIM. IT WAS A LOVELY MOMENT THAT I SHALL REMEMBER ALWAYS.
THE VASE FEATURES BALINESE GODDESS AND AN INTRICATE FLORAL AND SWIRL PATTERN. IT MEASURES 8” TALL AND THE TOP IS 4” WIDE. IT GRADUATES TO 20” IN THE MIDDLE BUT IS OFF CENTER ON ONE SIDE. BECAUSE IT WAS HAND CARVED BY A 10 YEAR OLD I FIND BEAUTY AND SKILL IN ITS IMPERFECTION.
THE WOOD IS EBONY WHICH HAS SUCH BEAUTIFUL SHADES OF DEEP MAHOGANY TO A LIGHTER COLOR.
I AM GRATEFUL THAT I GOT TO VISIT SUCH A PRISTINE ISLAND BEFORE ITS LANDSCAPE AND IDEALS WOULD CHANGE. ONCE CORPORATE HOTEL CHAINS AND WEALTHY INVESTORS BEGAN BUILDING THE ISLAND WOULD NEVER BE THE SAME!
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