A carver holding a part finished elephant outside the carving sheds at Wamunyu

Carved by hand in Wamunyu since 1963.

Over 2,000 carvers belong to this cooperative. Every piece here was cut from a single block of wood by one of them, then polished and finished by the women of Wamunyu. The carver keeps 80 percent of what their piece sells for.

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Three pieces

A tall carved giraffe standing against red timber doorsStanding giraffeJacaranda, painted and varnishedA large seated human figure carved in dark hardwoodSeated elderBlackwood, polishedA carved head with a crested crown and lidded eyesCrested headBlackwood
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