KASONGAN Special Order Sculpture and Woodcarving

Special Order Sculpture and Woodcarving

Many artisans using centuries-old methods to create sculptures that express their cultural heritage and preserves their stories, and decorate their homes, businesses, public places and places of worship.
Engraving donated to the Holy places of worship was the most common form of sculpture in many communities, while the other house is protected from the influence of evil, or a meeting room decorated community. When the artisans make them choose to support the efforts of traditional sculture and preserves the style of the art available to our customers .*

* Only purchase goods such as made by special artisans for sale to the outside world. We do not buy the goods have been used for sacred purposes, or that has a value of a family or community as a sacred heritage.


Artisans in traditional sculpting Kasongan ornamants roof of the local red clay.
Featured Artisans: Kasongan Workshop
Animal Terracotta Sculptures

Kasongan village, south of Yogyakarta in Central Java, a special clay pottery for centuries as a center for traditional clay roof tiles and roof and complex ornament statuary guardian poplular throughout Central Java. Kasongan have been found by the export market, and many workshops have been the traditional center of production for garden decoration, but still some workshops specialize in whimsical animal sculptures on display at the village.
A traditional wood-fired brick kiln in the village Kasongan.

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Small Terracotta Horses (Horse-PotteryIndonTerracottaSm): the noble with the pony harness and saddlebags, intended as children's coin banks, clay sculpture of this unpainted natural red soil create a unique centerpiece, holding candel two tapers or dried flowers. From the workshop Keramic horse ( "Terracotta Horses") in Kasongan village, Central Java. Approx. 8 inches tall (20 cm).

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Special Order Small Terracotta Ram (Ram-PotteryIndonTerrecottaSm): This is a proud sheep as a child coin banks; unpainted clay sculptures made from natural red clay. From the workshop Keramic horse ( "Terracotta Horses") in Kasongan village, Central Java. Approx. 6 inches tall (15 cm).
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High meter (3 feet) Rams maintain a workshop in Kasongan