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Materials: Crocodile Wood, Zanthoxylum rhetsa, Hand Carved in Bali Height: 27 inches Width: 9 inches Depth: 5 inches Weight: 7 pounds Click here to view more images of the Hand Carved Balinese Saraswati Statue Saraswati is the Goddess of knowledge, music and the arts. She dances while playing the veena and stands on her vehicle, the beautiful swan, which stands on lotus flowers. She wears beautifully carved flourishing robes and an ornate headdress. In her four arms, she holds a veena, a copy of the Vedas and prayer malas. Details abound! Crocodile Wood or Satin Wood; Zanthoxylum rhetsa: The Indonesian name, panggal buaya, literally translates to crocodile teeth, referring to the knobby, tooth- shaped protrusions which cover the trunk. Native to lowlands from India to the Philippines, crocodile wood is usually white in color, some pieces have narrow, dark stripes. The grain is straight and easy to carve and the wood is of medium hardness. Older trees produce darker wood than younger ones and the higher up in the tree, the lighter the color. Crocodile wood is often called the Ivory of Woods because of its similar color and smooth finish.
This wood
sculpture is a one of a kind statue, hand carved by the artists of Bali,
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