Several coats of black lacquer give Subin Tositarat's elephant sculpture a beautiful luster. Thai artisans carve the sculpture from raintree wood, coating the gentle beast in lacquer before describing his attire with shimmering 24k gold foil.
Raintree wood, 24k gold foil
Hand-crafted item -- color, size and/or motif may vary slightly
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