indonesian wood carving

This unique sculpture from Indonesian Artisan Putra Suteja is handmade from coconut shell. The dome-shaped sculpture is adorned with a hand engraved fish-scale motif, adding a tropical look to this eye-catching piece of handcrafted art. A base of albesia wood proudly holds this unique piece perfectly on whichever table or curio you wish to present it.

Carved with sublime detail, this sculpture by the family of the late Indonesian artisan Putra Suteja will never cease telling the stories of Hindu mythology. An Anantaboga dragon circles this coconut sculpture, while Ganesha presides at the top centre. Ganesha is one of the most popular deities in the Hindu pantheon. With the four arms he holds his own broken tusk in his lower-right hand and holds a delicacy, which he samples with his trunk, in his lower-left hand. His upper left hand holds an axe and his upper right arm holds a noose. The word Anantaboga is derived from the Sanskrit term ananta (endless) and boga (food, possession or wealth). As a result, Antaboga could be translated as "endless food" or "endless wealth". This sculpture comes with a detachable albesia wood base.

Carved with sublime detail, this sculpture by the family of the late Putra Suteja features the great Bhoma on all sides of the sculpture. Bhoma is the son of the Goddess Prathiwi, who represents the Earth, and the son of the god, Vishnu. He is the protector of all Balinese villages and the acknowledged Lord of the Forest. Despite his frightening appearance, Bhoma is a good and friendly spirit, much loved by the devout Balinese. His image is frequently found over Balinese houses, Hindu temple gateways and on cremation towers in Bali. Its function is to ward off evil. This sculpture comes with a detachable albesia wood base.