Hand-Painted Papier Mache Box with Cat Motif - Cat Love Opal This intricate bowl or votive

This intricate bowl or votive holder depicts the native bread fruit from trees found in Haiti

Handwoven by artisans of the San Antonio Palopó Cooperative in Guatemala

Beautiful in indigo blue

teal green

Artisan Gung Gus of Indonesia meticulously hand-paints the colorful motifs onto the crocodile wood box

Hand-Painted Papier Mache Box with Cat Motif - Cat Love Opal This intricate bowl or votiveSprawled across Fida Hussain's heart shaped papier mache box, a striped tabby cat makes a charming companion. The Indian artisan starts with weeping willow wood, pasting strips of paper around the box before buffing the surface smooth. Finally, the box is hand painted, then given a coat of glossy lacquer for shine and protection. Papier mache, weeping willow wood 0. 96 oz 2. 8 inches H x 3 inches W x 3. 1 inches D