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Guabancex Wagatabon (Wild Cottonwood collection)

Guabancex Wagatabon (Wild Cottonwood collection)

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Part of the Wild Cottonwood Collection, this small tray is my take on the Japanese wagatabon*. A lovely addition to tea or coffee time, this tray would feel right at home with a small teapot, cups, or small dishes. Carved by hand from a locally sourced Cottonwood tree. In addition to the traditional gouged texture, I have chip carved a design from my own Taíno ancestry into the base—interlocking bird heads representing Guabancex, the deity of wind and rain and the chaos of change. Finished in a food safe blend of true tung oil and thinned varnish for a timeless, subdued sheen quality. 

*Wagatabon were textured trays carved by roof shingle makers in Wagatani, Ishikawa, Japan—an art that almost disappeared after the town was flooded in 1965 to make way for a dam. Luckily, it has been kept alive to continue to inspire craftspeople in Japan and around the world.

Dimensions 10 3/4" L x 6 5/8" W x 1 3/8" H
Material

Locally Sourced Cottonwood

Finish

Blend of true tung oil & thinned varnish (food safe)

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