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FREE: Khmer art carving skin made in Cambodia by orphans. Hanuman, the Hindu God. Interpreted by a child.

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The listing, Khmer art carving skin made in Cambodia by orphans. Hanuman, the Hindu God. Interpreted by a child. has ended.

This is a leather carved wall hanging made by orphans in Cambodia. I don't remember how I came across this but I have another made of darker leather in the shape of an elephant. I'm not sure what this is a carving of either. If anyone can help me figure anything out about this I would love to know because I get so many questions about it. All I know is they would sell these on the streets in Cambodia for money and They're extremely beautiful and detailed.

This wall hanging is a foot tall.
all items from a smoke free home.

PLEASE NOTE: the elephant is not included. It is just another example of Khmer art carvings.

Questions & Comments

these are copied from indonesian art, usually a character from or of a story told among generations. some depict good charachters while others depict villians in the stories told. they are also used as puppets in theater. its a nice piece.

Jul 31st, 2014 at 10:58:03 PM PDT by

Wow thank you soo much! I wish I knew the story behind this guy but I wouldn't even know where to begin on Googling it. Very interesting!! Thanks so much for all your help I literally knew nothing about this other than what the package said.

Aug 1st, 2014 at 12:05:52 AM PDT by

It resembles Hanuman, a Hindu god, a central character in the Indian epic Ramayana. A vanara (monkey-like humanoid), Hanuman participated in Rama's war against the demon king Ravana.

I would love to see the elephant....I recently returned from Thailand, and I just love elephants right now, lol.

Aug 1st, 2014 at 7:00:05 PM PDT by

I posted a picture of the elephant for you! I might list it now that I know more about these and have more to write on the description other than "uhh.. yeah this is leather and I don't know how I got it" Hahaha.

Thank you sooo much foe the facts!! It makes so much more sense now! I was like, I think it's a monkey but like.. a really big one. And that was about as far as I knew. I'm totally Googling this now! Thanks for the help you have no clue how much I appreciate it.

Aug 1st, 2014 at 7:31:33 PM PDT by

Oh, and do you happen to know the worth? I don't want to make the starting bid too high.

Aug 1st, 2014 at 12:06:40 AM PDT by

It's Erawan! The holy 3-headed elephant...Google that, you will enjoy reading about Erawan.
If you are willing, I would be very interested in GINning both pieces, since there are no bids yet.

Aug 2nd, 2014 at 10:57:49 PM PDT by

How much would you want to do the gin for? And I'm definitely looking him up I love the sound of it!

Aug 3rd, 2014 at 6:14:23 PM PDT by

Khmer art carving skin made in Cambodia by orphans. Hanuman, the Hindu God. Interpreted by a child. is in the Art | Other Art category