ALLIGATOR (LARGE) - SOUTH AFRICA

Height: 3.5"
Length: 11"
Width: 5.5"

Alligators are characterized by a wider snout and shorter head than crocodiles.  A good rule on how to tell the two apart, rely on the appearance; alligators have U-shaped heads, while crocodiles are V-shaped heads.  This lizard-like reptile can grow up to 19 feet in length and is generally found in the swamplands. 

 Please note that each piece is handmade and color may vary

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About 20 years ago a South African Lorraine Marinkowitz started experimenting in the production of Raku beads. Influenced by the natural beauty of the wild life in South Africa she expanded her creative talents to producing animals and birds. Color also plays a large role in African life, the Ndebele tribe paint their houses in geometric shapes with bright colors. Although the manufacturing process lends it's self to earth tones only, Lorraine developed a technique to achieve bright geometric shapes which completes the connection between the wild life and it's people. Her wonderful pieces are known as Raku Art and are treasured by collectors through the world.