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Marquetry from Madagascar
© 1999-2008 Karl Lehmann

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Beautifully crafted of palisandre (a rosewood native to Madagascar), this fine woodwork is inlaid with indigenous hardwood veneers to create scenes from Malagasy village life. The colors are all natural; no stains, dyes or paint are used. The work is then finished with wax.

Please note that each item is individually hand crafted; the dimensions are standard but each scene depicted is unique.

We believe that creating a market for this work will give the Malagasy people an alternative to unsustainable agriculture and an incentive to protect what little is left of their magnificent forests (eighty percent of Madagascar's unique forests have already been lost to slash-and-burn agriculture; vast tracts of land now lie barren and nearly sterile). This type of work requires small quantities of wood from numerous species of trees; the forest must be kept intact to sustain them. It also creates quality employment. Given this alternative, the Malagasy people may begin to view their forests as a valuable resource to be maintained rather than just an obstacle to planting.

If the remaining forests can be preserved they will continue to sustain some of the most unusual and diverse wildlife on earth.

For a look at some of Madagascar's incredible wildlife, check out the Madagascar Exhibits in our Gallery of Photography.

 

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