Description This magical Hutsul wood bracelet is a stunning & rare item that was intricately hand carved & hand painted by a master. The ornamentation of Hutsul wood carving is usually flat-carved and geometric. It is enriched with inlays of coloured wood, bone, metal wire, mother-of-pearl, and beads. For many centuries, the Hutsuls, an ethnic group of western Ukraine carved various wooden items and are famous for their Wood carving (різблення художне; rizblennia khudozhne). Creating wooden plates, spoons, bowls, canes, furniture, cards, sleds, gates, beams, gables and decorated them with designs organically linked with the practical function of those objects. Richly carved crosses and three-armed candlesticks played an important role in family and religious rituals. The ornamentation of Hutsul wood carving is flat-carved and geometric. It is often enriched with inlays of coloured wood, bone, metal wire, mother-of-pearl, and beads. In central and eastern Ukraine, folk designs are flat-carved with mostly geometric (rosettes, zigzags, and semicircles) and occasional floral motifs. The incisions are deeper, and the relief is higher. 1950’s hand carved by a master wood carver from the Carpathian Mountains complete with bead and wood inlays Only 2 (cause I am keeping one) and one of a kind when they are gone they are gone! 7.25 inches in length Vintage
