Elephant Luminary

Elephants have 40,000 muscles in their trunks, which get a lot of use. Elephants use their trunks for almost everything: foraging, showering, drinking, communicating with other elephants, and as a snorkel.

This Elephant Luminary is handcrafted in a family workshop in the community of San Juan de Oriente, Nicaragua. Each ceramic luminary is created from local clay, turned on a kick wheel, and hand-painted. The artisan uses a sharpened bicycle spoke to carve and etch the design into the clay. Finally, it is fired in a wood-burning kiln. For use with tea light candles, fairy lights, or electric lights. Approximate size: 4" wide x 5" high. Fair Trade.