Hand Crafted Balinese Coconut Shell Thumb Piano - Turtle Kalimba Knit a wax resist is added

a wax resist is added before the wood is treated with colorful dyes

hand-carved by Javanese artisan Widanti

this rustic pair of wooden salad servers showcase the beautiful natural wood-grain

natural grain of teak wood

The process of turning sheets of metal into beautiful art is all done by hand

Hand Crafted Balinese Coconut Shell Thumb Piano - Turtle Kalimba Knit a wax resist is addedTurtles swim happily over a dried coconut shell and beneath stainless steel leaves in this gorgeous kalimba, or thumb piano, by Balinese artisan Trisna Dewi. Traditionally a musical instrument from Africa, this plucked idiophone produces a hollow tone when the tines are strummed. The word kalimba is a Bantu word which means 'little music.' Coconut shell, plywood, stainless steel tines 0. 20 lbs 3. 5 inches H x 6 inches Diam.