Kisii Stone Natural Holy Family Star Arch Frame with Holiday Trees

* Holy family frame with star arch and holiday trees in soapstone.* Includes baby jesus, mary, and joseph in star arch frame.* Frame measures 8" length, .75" width and 6" height.* Trees measures 5"- 11" height, and 3.5" height.* Natural soapstone has varying patterns in beige, brown and pink.* Smooth sanded finish.* Carved from soapstone mined in South West Kenya.* Handmade by Kisii tribe artisans in Kenya.--------------------------------- Soapstone is a natural rock and each stone has varying patterns. Soapstone is relatively soft because of its high talc content. It has a smooth finish and feels like soap, hence the name. The soapstone for our products is mined from the Tabaka Hills in Kisii County of South Western Kenya. The carvers are people from the Kisii tribe and they call the soapstone locally as Kisii stone. The men in the community primarily do the mining of soapstone. Using simple tools like shovels and hammers, they extract the stone for carving. Once the stones are carved to desired shapes, it is passed to the women members to sand each figure and produce smooth even finishes.

• Holy family frame in soapstone with star arch and holiday trees.
• Frame measures 8" length, .75" width and 6" height. Trees measures 5"- 11" height, and 3.5" height. .
• Natural tone festive decor .
• Carved from soapstone mined in south west Kenya.
• Handmade by Kisii tribe artisans in Kenya.