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Rare Lucky Elephant Seed Bean 6 Tiny Carved Elephants Inside 1970's Vintage
Rare Lucky Elephant Seed Bean 6 Tiny Carved Elephants Inside 1970's Vintage
Rare Lucky Elephant Seed Bean 6 Tiny Carved Elephants Inside 1970's Vintage
Rare Lucky Elephant Seed Bean 6 Tiny Carved Elephants Inside 1970's Vintage

Rare Lucky Elephant Seed Bean 6 Tiny Carved Elephants Inside 1970's Vintage

$ 11.58

  • Artist: N/A
  • Brand: Handmade
  • Character: elephant
  • Character Family: N/A
  • Collection: Elephant Bean
  • Colour: Brown
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: India
  • Customised: No
  • Department: Adults
  • Engraved: No
  • Era: Late 20th Century (1970-1999)
  • Features: Carvings
  • Finish: N/A
  • Handmade: Yes
  • Material: Bean Seed
  • Number in Pack: 1
  • Occasion: All Occasions
  • Pattern: African
  • Room: Any Room
  • Shape: Elephant
  • Size: Small
  • Style: 1970s
  • Subject: Elephant
  • Suitable For: N/A
  • Theme: Ele, Animals & Dinosaurs
  • Time Period Manufactured: 1970-1979
  • Type: Miniature
  • Year Manufactured: 1970

Description

The pod is slit across the top, Hollowed out and left to dry. A series of Elephants is then carved and placed inside with a slightly larger Elephant carved to seal the mouth of the tiny Circassian seed. Hindu legend states that the owner of this seed will be granted a secret wish for each miniature hand-carved elephant contained inside. As the Circassian seed comes from the "kunda-mani" which is the "good luck tree" of India. Known as manjadikuru in India—Circassian Seeds in the United States and Britain, and Jumbie Beads in the Caribbean—the little elephant-filled seed cases are good-luck charms sometimes described as "magical seeds". Of all the thousands of species of seed-bearing plants on earth, Circassian seeds are certainly one of the most beautiful. Made in India