CAMEL (LARGE) - SOUTH AFRICA

Height: 6"
Length: 7.5"
Width: 2.5"

Camels are famous for their humps. However, they are not used to store water as general knowledge used to suggest, though they do serve this purpose through roundabout means.  Their ability to withstand long periods without water is due to a series of physical adaptations.  Something interesting about the camel is the fact that they are the only animal to have replaced the wheel (mainly in North Africa) where the wheel had already been established. The camel was not removed from the top of the transport industry in these areas until the wheel was combined with the internal combustion engine in the 20th century.

• 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.