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Orchard Tree Cut Metal Art

Handcrafted in Haiti

Availability:
Out of stock
SKU 8000670

Orchard Tree Cut Metal Art

Handcrafted in Haiti

Availability:
Out of stock
SKU 8000670

Item Status: NLP
Item Date: 2018-07-01
UPC Code: 732919507010
STORY

Birds roost happily in a beautiful orchard tree. To make the Orchard Tree Cut Metal Art wall hanging, artisans cut open 55-gallon drums, pound them flat, and then mark designs with chalk. Using a chisel, they cut through the metal to make designs. Among Haiti's most original art forms is the cut metal work from Croix des Bouquets, a small village outside of Port-au-Prince. The tradition began in the early 1930s with Georges Liataud's imaginative cemetery crosses crafted from recycled metal.

DETAILS
  • Cut metal wall art
  • 14.5SQ inches
  • Handmade in Haiti
ABOUT THE ARTISAN
Comite Artisanal Haitien
HAITI
The nonprofit Comité Artisanal Haitien (CAH) was founded in 1973 to help rural craftspeople sell their wares in Port–au–Prince, to provide income a...
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