A display people stop for – A small collection of these brass pieces gives a gift shop a striking focal point, with larger figures to catch the eye and smaller ones to take home.
Detail worth picking up – Handmade in Java, Indonesia, these are finely worked brass objects with faces, folds, scales and expressions to discover as you turn them in your hand. They have the feel of collectable art, not ordinary shelf filler.
Start small, build a collection – Offer a little Buddha or antique-style head alongside the larger figures and grouped sets; there is a natural way to begin and plenty to come back for.
Stories in the shapes – Dragons with a pearl, meditating Buddhas, lucky elephants and the familiar see-no-evil trio give staff something interesting to show and talk about.
A gift with some weight to it – Brass has a satisfying feel in the hand, especially on the smaller pieces where a customer can see the fine detail up close.
Useful pieces among the art – Elephant incense holders and a goat-head door knocker bring another reason to buy without turning the whole collection into practical hardware.
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