Collection: Cowries

Artist: Car Arvy

22.5cm (H) x 8cm (W) x 6.5cm (D)

439 Grams

90% Portuguese beeswax, 10% PR537.5 Portuguese gum rosin, cotton wick, Nylon thread

Original hand carved piece

Umama
“Mother”

Part of the Cowries Collection, this sculpture is inspired by elements of traditional African hand-carved wooden dolls and figurative objects adorned with beads and cowrie shells. Many of these carry associations with fertility, protection, identity and community, and reflect the beliefs and artistic traditions of the cultures from which they originate.

The warmth of the golden beeswax contributes to the richness of their tales and meanings. Hand-carved in beeswax, they echo the forms and physicality of their wooden counterparts, while handmade beads and cowrie shells bring another layer of texture and reference. Sculptural in form, they are candles too — made to exist somewhere between object and flame. Ideally not burned.

Collection: Cowries

Artist: Car Arvy

22.5cm (H) x 7cm (W) x 6.5 (D)

494 grams

90% Portuguese beeswax, 10% PR537.5 Portuguese pine rosin, cotton wick, Nylon thread

Original carved piece

Utata
“Father”

Part of the Cowries Collection, this sculpture is inspired by elements of traditional African hand-carved wooden dolls and figurative objects adorned with beads and cowrie shells. Many of these carry associations with fertility, protection, identity and community, and reflect the beliefs and artistic traditions of the cultures from which they originate.

The warmth of the golden beeswax contributes to the richness of their tales and meanings. Hand-carved in beeswax, they echo the forms and physicality of their wooden counterparts, while handmade beads and cowrie shells bring another layer of texture and reference. Sculptural in form, they are candles too — made to exist somewhere between object and flame. Ideally not burned.

Collection: Cowries

Artist: Car Arvy

23cm (H) x 7.5cm (W) x 7cm (D)

462 grams

90% Portuguese beeswax, 10% PR537.5 Portuguese gum rosin cotton wick, Nylon thread.

Original hand carved piece.

Isiketi
“Skirt”

Part of the Cowries Collection, this sculpture is inspired by elements of traditional African hand-carved wooden dolls and figurative objects adorned with beads and cowrie shells. Many of these carry associations with fertility, protection, identity and community, and reflect the beliefs and artistic traditions of the cultures from which they originate.

The warmth of the golden beeswax contributes to the richness of their tales and meanings. Hand-carved in beeswax, they echo the forms and physicality of their wooden counterparts, while handmade beads and cowrie shells bring another layer of texture and reference. Sculptural in form, they are candles too — made to exist somewhere between object and flame. Ideally not burned.

Collection: Cowries

Artist: Car Arvy

20cm (H) x 6.5cm (W) x 6cm (D)

367 grams

90% Portuguese beeswax, 10% Portuguese cotton wick, Nylon thread

Original hand carved piece.

Mwanamume mwenye upara
“A bald man”

This two toned sculpture is part of the Cowries Collection, this sculpture is inspired by elements of traditional African hand-carved wooden dolls and figurative objects adorned with beads and cowrie shells. Many of these carry associations with fertility, protection, identity and community, and reflect the beliefs and artistic traditions of the cultures from which they originate.

The warmth of the golden beeswax contributes to the richness of their tales and meanings. Hand-carved in beeswax, they echo the forms and physicality of their wooden counterparts, while handmade beads and cowrie shells bring another layer of texture and reference. Sculptural in form, they are candles too — made to exist somewhere between object and flame. Ideally not burned.

Collection: Cowries

Artist: Car Arvy

31cm (H) x 5cm (W) x 5cm (D)

238 grams

90% Portuguese beeswax, 10% PR537.5 Portuguese gum rosin, cotton wick, Nylon thread

Original hand carved piece.

Indoda Ende
“A tall man”

Part of the Cowries Collection, this sculpture is inspired by elements of traditional African hand-carved wooden dolls and figurative objects adorned with beads and cowrie shells. Many of these carry associations with fertility, protection, identity and community, and reflect the beliefs and artistic traditions of the cultures from which they originate.

The warmth of the golden beeswax contributes to the richness of their tales and meanings. Hand-carved in beeswax, they echo the forms and physicality of their wooden counterparts, while handmade beads and cowrie shells bring another layer of texture and reference. Sculptural in form, they are candles too — made to exist somewhere between object and flame. Ideally not burned.

Collection: Cowries

Artist: Car Arvy

21cm (H) x 10cm (W) x 9cm (D)

450 grams

90% Portuguese beeswax, 10% PR537.5 Portuguese gum rosin, cotton wick, Nylon thread

Original hand carved piece.

Mtu-Pweza
“Octopus man”

Part of the Cowries Collection, this sculpture is inspired by elements of traditional African hand-carved wooden dolls and figurative objects adorned with beads and cowrie shells. Many of these carry associations with fertility, protection, identity and community, and reflect the beliefs and artistic traditions of the cultures from which they originate.

The warmth of the golden beeswax contributes to the richness of their tales and meanings. Hand-carved in beeswax, they echo the forms and physicality of their wooden counterparts, while handmade beads and cowrie shells bring another layer of texture and reference. Sculptural in form, they are candles too — made to exist somewhere between object and flame. Ideally not burned.