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SLAVONIA, CROATIA – Box

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Slavonia , Croatia

ITEM: Box

NOTES: A very familiar Croatian souvenir from the “Yugoslavia era”, though still manufactured now. Wood, pyrography (wood decorated with burn marks), some basic colours and a postcard glued into place. As I have said before, I love these souvenirs. They are sturdy, vivid and distinctive. This one depicts five towns (Đakovo, Valpovo, Osijek, Vinkovici, Vukovar) in Slavonia, Croatia’s north easter region. Functional and decorative.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s

MADE FROM: wood

MADE IN: Croatia (probably)

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 20cm x 16.5cm x 5cm high

MENTAWAI ISLANDS, INDONESIA – Box

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Mentawai Islands - Indonesia - box (1)PLACE REPRESENTED: Mentawai Islands , Indonesia

ITEM: Box

NOTES: The Mentawai Islands are a chain of about seventy islands and islets off the western coast of Sumatra in Indonesia. They are famous for, amongst other things, their surf and surfing. Which, perhaps, explains how this ended up back in Australia   ie: a lot of Australians love to surf. This is a nice rustic piece which doesn’t hold much … perhaps some dried parsley or something like that.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1990s

MADE FROM: wood

MADE IN:   Indonesia no doubt

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 14.5cm  x  7.5cm x 6cm high

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