Tiny handloom sarong
The same cloth as the grown-up one, with an elastic waist so it stays on.
$44
Wooden elephant
$34
Carved thick on purpose — legs a child cannot snap off.
Materials & dimensions
- Kaduru wood
- Food-safe oil finish
12 × 9 × 5 cm · 180 g
Care
Wipe with a damp cloth. Do not soak and do not put it in the dishwasher — wood splits. Re-oil once a year with any food-safe oil if it starts looking dry. No small parts; nothing is glued on.
Shipping & duties
Standard $39
Express $74.10
North America · 180 g
Free standard shipping over $250.
Import duties and taxes are set by United States, not by us. They are not included above, and your carrier collects them on delivery.
The story
Nimal carves these differently from the ones he sells to adults. The legs are short and thick, the trunk curls in against the chest instead of standing out, and the ears are cut close to the head. Every part that could be snapped off has been designed not to stick out in the first place.
Kaduru is the wood. It is pale, soft enough to carve quickly, and light — this elephant weighs almost nothing for its size, which matters when it gets thrown. The finish is a food-safe oil rather than a lacquer or a paint, because everything at this size goes in a mouth eventually and the answer to that should be "it is oiled wood" rather than a list of ingredients.
His initials are cut into the belly. He has done that on every carving since 1989.
Nimal Gunasekara
Ambalangoda, Southern Province · working since 1989
