8" Metal Gecko - Striped
This gecko is handmade in Haiti from recycled oil drums. Each has a small hook to hang the piece and is painted with a bright colorful design inspired by the local Hatian culture. From head to tail, the gecko is 8 inches long.
Handcrafted by the skilled artisans at Caribbean Crafts. Founded in 1990 by a multinational group of young entrepreneurs, Caribbean Craft Ñformerly known as DrexcoÑpromotes employment in Haiti by training unskilled - but often highly gifted - craftspeople, and by assisting the independent artisans through the introduction of new designs and new market outlets.
Caribbean CraftÕs specialty is the brightly colored, artistically hand-painted home dŽcor objects, which can be purely decorative, such as wall hangings , or consist of objects useful in the home, like switch plates and magnets. The natural artistic talents of the Haitians are well known, and many of these hand-painted pieces are truly works of art.
8" Metal Gecko - Striped
- Intricate colorful piece made from recycled oil drums in Croix des Bouquets, Haiti.
- Recycled oil drums are handcut and worked with textured details creating this one-of-a-kind piece
- Shows a detailed and intricate gecko design
- No two pieces are alike! Please allow for slight variances.
- Includes a small hook to hang the piece
- From head to tail, the gecko is 8 inches long.
Handcrafted by the skilled artisans at
Caribbean Crafts. Founded in 1990 by a multinational group of young entrepreneurs, Caribbean Craft Ñformerly known as DrexcoÑpromotes employment in Haiti by training unskilled - but often highly gifted - craftspeople, and by assisting the independent artisans through the introduction of new designs and new market outlets.
Caribbean CraftÕs specialty is the brightly colored, artistically hand-painted home dŽcor objects, which can be purely decorative, such as wall hangings , or consist of objects useful in the home, like switch plates and magnets. The natural artistic talents of the Haitians are well known, and many of these hand-painted pieces are truly works of art.