wooden accessories

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Nicaragua has extensive tropical wood forests that are a source of inspiration for artisans throughout the country. Blackberry, guapinol, rosewood, laurel, cedar, ñambar, talalate, jiñocuajo, rosewood are some of the precious woods that become beautiful functional or decorative products for homes.

The father and renowned poet Ernesto Cardenal, traveled in the 1960s to the islands of the Solentiname archipelago, in Lake Cocibolca, the Great Lake of Nicaragua, and taught the residents the art of sculpting carved figures in balsa wood (Ochroma pyramidale), finished in polychromatic acrylics, true works of native art, which reflect the world around them, with its wild animals and exuberant flora.

Likewise, the priest Miguel de Escoto visited the picturesque towns of Masatepe and Nandasmo, where he commissioned wooden saints, angels and fruits, carved with a machete.  The religious items were finished in acrylics and with an antique touch to make them look like authentic colonial pieces, while the fruits, finely sanded, were painted in bright colors and varnished. Both pastors promoted the solidarity marketing of these items in the world.

Our Afro-descendant residents of the Caribbean coast mainly adopted “Rosewood” for their sculptures, which is a type of high-quality hard, brown wood. The motifs that predominate in his sculptures have to do with his main activity, fishing.  Representations of boats, fish, fishermen, women selling fish, turtles and others are the main theme.  This type of wood required better tools given its hardness and details. Very well sanded pieces are finished using varnish or oils.

The northern city of Estelí stands out for its finely finished vintage car toys. The city of Masaya and Niquinohomo for salad bowls, boxes and trays made of ñambar that continue the shape of the wood and beautifully expose the natural chiaroscuro, as well as very popular decanters, coolers and other decorations made up of different types of wood joined together and finely finished.

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Nicaragua has vast forests of tropical woods that are a source of inspiration for artisans all over the country. Mulberry, "guapinol", rosewood, laurel, cedar, "ñámbar", "talalate", "jiñocuajo", are some of the precious woods that become beautiful functional or decorative products for homes.

The father and renowned poet Ernesto Cardenal, traveled in the 1960s to the islands of the Solentiname archipelago, in Lake Cocibolca, the Great Lake of Nicaragua, and taught the inhabitants the art of sculpting carved figures in balsa wood (Ochroma pyramidale), with polychromatic acrylic finishes, true works of native art, which reflect the world around them, with its wild animals and exuberant flora.

The priest Miguel de Escoto also visited the picturesque villages of Masatepe and Nandasmo, where he commissioned machete-carved wooden saints, angels and fruits.  The religious articles were finished in acrylics and with an antique touch to make them look like authentic colonial pieces, while the fruits, finely sanded, were painted in bright colors and varnished. Both herders promoted the solidarity marketing of these items to the world.

Our Afro-descendant settlers of the Caribbean coast adopted for their sculptures mainly the "Palo de Rosa", which is a kind of hard and brown wood of high quality. The predominant motifs in their sculptures have to do with their main activity, fishing.  Representations of boats, fish, fishermen, women selling fish, turtles and others are the main themes.  This type of wood requires tools due to its hardness and details. The well-sanded pieces are finished using varnish or oils.

The northern city of Estelí stands out for its finely finished antique car toys. The cities of Masaya and Niquinohomo are notable for their "ñámbar" salad bowls, boxes and trays that continue the shape of the wood and beautifully display the natural light-darkness, as well as liquor boxes, ice boxes and other ornaments made of different types of wood joined together and finely finished are very popular.